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My neighbor Maria taught me the spoon test for cake doneness
I was over at her place last week helping with a carrot cake for her daughter's birthday. She pulled the cake out after 30 minutes and I said it probably needed more time. She just smiled and grabbed a wooden spoon from the drawer. She tapped the top of the cake with the back of the spoon and listened to the sound it made. Said if it sounds hollow and springs back it's done, if it thuds it needs more time. I tried it on my next batch of banana bread at home and it worked perfectly. Never going back to the toothpick method after that. Has anyone else used the spoon tap trick or am I way behind on this one?
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joel_martinez29d ago
Read about this in an old baking book. Works great for pound cakes.
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lopez.quinn29d ago
Oh wow, I totally love this trick! I actually picked it up from my grandma years ago and it's never let me down. The toothpick method always made me second guess because sometimes it comes out clean but the cake is still gummy in the middle. I made a lemon pound cake last weekend and used the spoon tap. It made this perfect hollow sound, I flipped it out of the pan and it was golden and cooked all the way through. The thud is so distinct too, I learned to pull it out right when it starts to sound a little echoey not after it gets fully hollow.
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Right? the toothpick lie is real lol. @lopez.quinn how much longer do you usually wait after that first echoey sound? I always pull mine too early cause I'm scared it'll dry out.
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