Hi all, thanks in advance for the help. I made a cake and I accidentally overcooked it and it's dry. I am assembling/decorating it now and I know there is a way to fix it, but I can't remember right now! PLEASE HELP!!

what flavour is it? maybe you can try adding a moistening syrup / liqueur?

It's just ordinary vanilla

you can try moistening the cake with some Galliano.

assuming that you have the time, how about trying one of the Torani / DaVinci syrups?

Thank you, where do I find those recipes? Are they on this site?

You could make a simple syrup and flavor that with whatever you'd like. (1c sugar to 1c water bring to boil, simmer 5 to 10 min add flavoring) Spray or brush on top of each tier/layer depending on design, than crumbcoat/frost as usual.

HTH

Torani syrups and DaVinci syrups are branded products that can be used to flavout coffee, smoothies, etc. You can find Galliano at any liquor store.


http://www.torani.com/flavors/categories/syrups/#syrups+all+1

http://www.davincisyrups.com/

oh...when moistening the cakes, i just pour the syrups into a squeeze bottle and squeeze the liquid onto each layer in concentric circles. Don't go too abroad with the syrups!

I've used the syrups and they make your cakes take on a flavor/moisten punch. Good luck, hope it turned out!

Thanks so much for all of the great advice!! I tried it and it seems more moist now! Luckily it is for my cousin and I'll get to try a piece to see if I did it right!

no prob

Ok what I did didn't work! Moral of the story: don't overbake cakes!!! Oh well, at least this one was only for family!

Awwwwwwww mannnnnnnn! Sorry that it didn't work.

Shucks, that's what the Melty-Ice-Cream and big mugs of milk are for!!