Stop Fruit From Sinking to the Bottom of Cake

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Hi Bold Bakers!

When your cakes are jam-packed with yummy goodies inside you want them to be well distributed. How to Stop Fruit from Sinking to the Bottom of Cake is a common question here, read on for the answer! I love a good Blueberry Muffin that has a burst of fresh blueberry inside of it or my Irish Christmas Cake that is absolutely filled with dried cherries, raisins, and citrus that have all been soaked in a strong whiskey.

If you love these kinds of things, then you know they can tend to have something in common! Rich batters filled with tons of yummy stuff inside can sometimes all sink to the bottom. This is mostly because all of the goodies, whatever they may be, are heavier than that batter itself.

Well, now that we know WHY this is happening, I am sure you’re wondering how to avoid it, and if there’s a quick fix.

How to Stop Fruit From Sinking to the Bottom of Cake

All you have to do is give all your goodies (raisins, cherries, blueberries, currants, etc) a light coating of flour before adding them into your dough or batters. It’s just that easy!

The reason behind it is that this will give the dough or batter something to adhere to which holds these lovely bits in place in the bake. This improves the look of whatever you’re baking, as all of those pockets of goodness are now evenly distributed throughout the bake, as opposed to lumped together on the bottom of your cake tins! Do try this, I promise that you’ll never skip this step again once you see the results.

P.S When adding Maraschino (Glace) cherries, rinse them off first in water before tossing in flour to remove that heavy sugar syrup they are held in.

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Gail mainland

3 years ago

That won’t work if you use brandy- soaked fruit in your cake. Any tips for that Gemma?

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Poojani Weerakkody

2 years ago

Hi ma’am, Can we use this theory for chocolate chips and pieces of chopped dates?

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David King

1 year ago

This tip does not work. Doesn’t make any difference if the fruit is flored or not it still sinks to the bottom. A lot of remedies on the Internet state the mixture is too slack, if this is the case how can it be made thicker to alleviate the sink age without ruining the recipe.