Dehydrating cake?

I've recently purchased a book on desserts. Many recipes involve baking a cake and then dehydrating it over night (at 50° C) using the appropriate equipment. I wonder: What kind of kitchen equipment can be used to dehydrate cake?

I am referring to various recipes from the book "Elements of Desserts" by Francisco J. Migoya. (It was originally in English, but I purchased a translated copy.)

For example, he created red velvet truffles. The outside of the truffles is covered in dry red velvet crumbs, as seen on the cover of the book: Amazon Link

These crumbs are created using a "dehydrator". I only know this kind of equipment for drying fruit, not cake. Can I use the same thing for cake?

Best Answer

For the specific application of creating dried cake crumbs to use as a coating on the outside of other cakes, or confections like truffles, no specific equipment is required.

A low oven is sufficient, perhaps by heating to a moderate temperature like 250 F / 121 C, then turning it off. The remnants would be crumbled and spread out on a sheet pan, and placed in the oven until quite dry to the touch. Overnight would be quite common; the crumbs would dry out in the cooling oven.

The specialized equipment to do this is called a food dehydrator and is no different than the one used for fruit. It would certainly be effective, but is not necessary.

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Quick Answer about "Dehydrating cake?"

Dehydrate @ 125°F (52°C) for approximately four hours.

Using breadcrumbs in desserts is a delicious idea. The breadcrumbs absorb sweet juices from the rehydrated fruits.

Dehydrate cake at @ 125°F (52°C) for approximately four hours until crunchy.

How long does dehydrated cake last?

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Can you dehydrate baked goods?

Did you know you can also dehydrate breads and baked goods? Make crackers, naan and flatbreads right in your food dehydrator. It's not difficult, but most require you \u201cflip\u201d them part way through the process to dry both sides. Many people love making cookies and bars in their food dehydrator.

Can you dehydrate pound cake?

A food dehydrator can cook food at a constant temperature and also provide it with sufficient air to keep it from getting hardened. If a higher temperature is applied, the food can get hard but stay moist inside, which will spoil it quickly. So a food dehydrator speeds up your cooking, better than an oven might.

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