any ideas for freshening a frozen nut cake?

[Kali]

found an old pecan flour nut cake with the foil kin of damaged/off in the back of the freezer. smells a bit like..."freezer"...any ideas to freshen it up? it has a lime glaze icing on it or I would toss it in the oven or maybe even slice and toast it.

hate to throw it out, I am cheap and those where hand-shelled pecans.

[Blue Owl]

1. Thought this was going to be another Palin thread

n/t

[Kali]

2. !!!

[dixiegrrrrl]

3. If it thawed out,

wrap a couple layers of damp paper towel around it
and put it in the microwave for a minute or 2 on high.

Taht should mositen/fresh it back up.

But, if you still smell something "off" after that, time to call the dog or chickens or whatever.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Don't do that to the poor dog!

Sure, they have better enzymes in their saliva to kill off bacteria more efficiently than humans, but if it's spoiled, better safe than sorry, and just trash it.

[Kali]

10. this is what I did

it was a small "gift loaf" size and I cut it into 4 portions. I took a middle one for myself and it turned out OK. the icing had picked up a bit of roasted green chili smell so it was gross but I picked it off.

nobody complained but I bet the two end pieces were not as good as the two center slices.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. Had it been frozen in a "frost free" freezer?

Something I noticed is that stuff I want to freeze for more than a month does much much better in my chest freezer, which needs manual defrosting,
it is not frost free.
The frost free freezer side of the fridge in the kitchen sucks all the moisture out of frozen food after awhile.
The quality of thawed breads and etc. is not very good.
Plus the fridge runs almost constantly.

[NJCher]

5. slice one serving

spray it with water, then put it in an already hot oven. Has to be around 400, and do it just for a few minutes.

You'll be amazed. Eat it immediately, because it gets hard if you wait.

This is a trick the RG showed me. You can do this to freshen up any old bread.


Cher

[Kali]

15. I did the microwave

it wasn't really dried out, but it had been exposed to freezer air and there were green chilis in there too.

[cbayer]

6. I have no clue, but will be interested in what you finally do.

[Kali]

11. see above

did the microwave warming

[jtuck004]

7. Go to the hydroponics store and buy a Boveda relative humidity pack.

Put that in a glass or plastic tupperware-like container with the cake and let it sit for a few days. You can buy a small pack for around $1.

People put them in their jar when curing tobacco, and it will actually re-hydrate it sometimes.


Btw - I am TOTALLY just guessing on this one, but I would do whatever to save pecans - assuming they are from the South.

[Kali]

12. heh, a bit much for this

these where from the south (of Arizona) - home grown and home shelled and home ground pecans made into "flour" and then into a delicious very rich cake kind of the texture and density of pound cake.

[jtuck004]

17. Maybe, maybe not. Cost a lot less than a pecan-flour cake would to find out.

Having eaten those pecans for years though, I still prefer them whole

If it is really dry one of those, (I think about $5 or $6) in a bag with it for a few days might be an interesting experiment. I have seen it revive really, really dry herbs, as it actually puts off moisture.

Anyway, good luck.

[GoCubsGo]

8. Soak it in booze.

Brandy, rum, bourbon... You might want to scrape off the icing. Or, not.

[Kali]

13. glad I didn't see this yesterday

I might have done it! sounds good.

[dem in texas]

9. Throw it out!

Who wants to eat old frozen,thawed cake that has a freezer smell with nuts that are probably rancid. Don't want to eat at your house!

[Kali]

14. ok

[freshwest]

18. No, but I want the recipe. This is Cooking & Baking, don't be a tease!