Do you leave some batter behind or scrape it all out?

[TastyReuben]

Making a spice cake sort of thing today, and I’d gotten it all mixed and poured into the pan, then did what I always do and handed the bowl to MrsT, so she could have the bit left behind for a little treat.

That got me thinking…so I did a little research, and found there’s definitely a division between those bakers who leave a little batter behind, as a treat for themselves or a family member, and those who scrape out every last molecule of batter, to go into the final product.

The former says the latter are miserable sods who secretly enjoy denying pleasure to others, and the latter says the former are sloppy, lazy, and wasteful bakers.

I’m squarely in the “leave a little treat” camp. Getting a little of that sweet cake batter, or cake frosting, whatever, is one of the little pleasures in life, IMO.

How about you?

 

[Barriehie]

Making a spice cake sort of thing today, and I’d gotten it all mixed and poured into the pan, then did what I always do and handed the bowl to MrsT, so she could have the bit left behind for a little treat.

That got me thinking…so I did a little research, and found there’s definitely a division between those bakers who leave a little batter behind, as a treat for themselves or a family member, and those who scrape out every last molecule of batter, to go into the final product.

The former says the latter are miserable sods who secretly enjoy denying pleasure to others, and the latter says the former are sloppy, lazy, and wasteful bakers.

I’m squarely in the “leave a little treat” camp. Getting a little of that sweet cake batter, or cake frosting, whatever, is one of the little pleasures in life, IMO.

How about you?

All of mine goes into the end result, chocolate is the exception.

 

[Z-Cook]

I’m squarely in the “leave a little treat” camp. Getting a little of that sweet cake batter, or cake frosting, whatever, is one of the little pleasures in life, IMO.

How about you?

Depends on what type of eggs I'm using. If they're regular factory raised and not pasture raised/organic it all goes into the cake. Too high a risk of salmonella and other food borne microorganism contamination. Same can go for eating raw flour.

 

[medtran49]

Depends. Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.

 

[karadekoolaid]

When we were kids and my mum was making cakes, we'd clamour to " lick the bowl"
There was never even a drip of batter left.

 

[badjak]

I only bake bread and raw bread dough is not a treat in my eyes, soooo
Scrape it all out!