What is a good wash for a carrot cake. I am working on a wedding cake and darnit, I forgot to add applesauce for added moistness. What can I brush on the cake to help with moistness?

The cake is going to be filled with cream cheese and a light coating of it outside and covered with fondant.


Thank you for any help ya'll can give me!!


Amy

Quick one that goes awesome with carrot cake is pineapple juice. I usually put crushed pineapple in my cake to make it moist, so when I'm feeling really kooky, I use pineapple juice as a wash

BUTTERMILK GLAZE
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

cook together for 4 minutes, until golden

I never even thought about putting straight pineapple juice as a wash.

txkat~ so you wait for the buttermilk glaze to cool and then you brush it on? I have never heard of a glaze like this. Does it work for other cakes as well? Does it change the taste of the cake?

Thank you for your quick replies!!!


Amy

1 cup of hot water
1 tbls. sugar
Stir sugar into hot water. Poke top of cake 3 or 4 times with fork tines. Using tablespoon, or a pastry brush, moisten cake with water concoction. This is more then enough for a three layer cake.

Carleen

The classic definition of a wash is simple syrup. Equal parts sugar and water, boiled briefly until clear and then cooled. From that point you can flavor it however you want. Or use it as is for a neutral flavor.

simple syrup infused with fresh grated ginger. I usually add ginger to my batter.