Dry Cake Is Sad, But Here's How Sliced Bread Makes It Happily Moist

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Dry Cake Is Sad, But Here's How Sliced Bread Makes It Happily Moist By Kat Olvera Sept. 13, 2025 5:00 pm EST

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Even the most moist and fluffy cake won't stay that way for long, when exposed to air. One lucky person gets a perfect slice, and then every slice after that will have at least one dry, crumbly side that's almost worth slicing off to avoid eating altogether. We spoke with recipe creator and co-founder of Inspired Taste , Joanne Gallagher, to learn about a trick for getting super-moist cake with every slice. And all it takes is placing sliced bread on the cut ends of the cake.

"Put a slice of soft bread against the cut edge of your cake and hold it in place with toothpicks," Gallagher explains. "Th