Helpful Hints from joeeze: How to keep leftover cake moist

 

Katie Fisher of Boston, Massachusetts offered the following suggestion in the "Quick Tips" feature of the July/August issue of Cook's Illustrated magazine.

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Keeping Cake Moist

To keep leftover cake moist as long as possible, [store] the remaining portion under a cake dome along with a whole peeled apple. The moisture from the apple helps to keep the air under the dome humid and thus discourages the cake and frosting from drying out.