Why does nobody talk about using old cake scraps for something cool?

I went to a bakery in Portland called Butterlove last week and saw they had a whole display case of cake pops made from leftover scraps. I used to just toss my trimmed edges or give them to my chickens, but now I'm thinking I should start saving them up. Do any of you repurpose your scraps into something you actually sell?

3 comments

3 Comments

casey8188d ago

Oh, have you guys ever heard about how some bakeries in Japan do this thing called "zaku zaku" with their cake scraps? I read an article about it last year, they actually toast the leftover cake bits and use them as crunchy toppings on ice cream or parfaits. It's kind of like what you're doing with the cake pops, but more of a texture thing. I feel like the whole "waste not, want not" angle is super trendy right now especially in Portland, but it's been a thing in other cultures for way longer than we give credit for. Honestly, if you can make a little extra cash off stuff you were gonna throw away, that's just smart business, right?

miles_robinson209d ago

Portland bakeries are basically cheating with how clever they get with waste. Cake pops from scraps is genius though, I've done that before but they never sell as well as full sized stuff for me.

nathankim9d ago

It's funny how that whole scraps thing works, right? You see the same pattern with bakeries turning old bread into bread pudding or even savory stuff like panzanella salads. People will pay triple for a fancy bread pudding but balk at a cake pop for a dollar, even though it's the same ingredients just repurposed. Guess it's all about the packaging and the story you sell with it, not just the resourcefulness.