When you say syrups.... do you mean like maple syrup.... like the kind you put on pancakes?
When you say syrups.... do you mean like maple syrup.... like the kind you put on pancakes?
No, simple syrups are a boiled concoction of 1 part sugar, 1 part water and add flavoring. You can boil 1 Cup sugar and 1 Cup water and to that add 1/4 Cup Vanilla or whatever flavor you want. The ratios are different depending on what kind of flavoring you use and the particular flavor you want. For example anise and peppermint are very strong to begin with so you would use less. These are then brushed on a baked, cut cake to add moisture and flavor to the cake. I have had no good luck in using this method, but I know others who swear by it. Go figure! 
Hope that helps answer your question. 
[quote="bobwonderbuns"]. I have had no good luck in using this method, but I know others who swear by it. Go figure! /quote]
Wow, I thought I was the only one that didn't like simple syrup on my cakes, I'm glad to learn I'm not alone 
I just don't get the fascination with them I mean, if you bake a moist cake to begin with, you shouldn't have to add more liquid to it, right?
[QUOTE="dkelly"]
. I have had no good luck in using this method, but I know others who swear by it. Go figure!
/quote]Wow, I thought I was the only one that didn't like simple syrup on my cakes, I'm glad to learn I'm not alone
I just don't get the fascination with them I mean, if you bake a moist cake to begin with, you shouldn't have to add more liquid to it, right?
That's how I see it! 
The impression I have is that simple syrups are most often used on scratch baked cakes.
I bake doctored mixes, so they're very moist to begin with. Adding a syrup would generally make them mushy, not moist. If you choose to use it, use a light touch (or a spray bottle set on mist).
I will say that once I left a large WASC in the oven too long (dry, but not burned) and I didn't have the ingredients or time to re-bake. I made up some almond vanilla simple syrup, cut off the crispy bits, put syrup on each torted piece, piled on the filling, and got raves on the cake. So.....it was a great savior when it came to what would have been a ruined cake.
Be aware, too, this stuff goes funky in the fridge real fast, so only make what you need, as you need it.
Rae
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