Dump It Cake - Too Much Vinegar/ Only Skim Milk in House

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Sooo, I realized I added 1 T vinegar instead of 1 t vinegar to the milk... haven't added it to the cake yet.  Should I start over with milk and the correct amount of vinegar?  Thing is, i didn't have whole milk, so cleverly made some with half and half plus skim milk.  Now all I have on hand is skim milk.  I am guessing that the teaspoon of vinegar plus the SKIM milk will just mean the cake is not quite as rich... what say you all?  Thanks!!!

calendargirl · Answer

The cake in its buttermilk iteration was terrific, Kitchen Butterfly, as you knew it would be.  I loved your blog post and am now keen to make this every which way.  Such a great recipe.  And thanks so much for your two cents --- it was worth a million!

Kitchen B. · Answer

I wish I'd seen this earlier - to add my 2 cents. I've made this cake about 60 times since the 15th of December. I've made it with champagne vinegar, a combination of skimmed milk and cream, with a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar, with 2 cups of water instead of 1....and they've all been gobbled up in MINUTES. In fact, I've blogged about it (http://www.kitchenbutterfly...), saying: there's hardly a thing you can do to get this recipe to fail! Its definitely the most-requested cake in my house, and in my office.

hardlikearmour · Answer

I suspect the buttermilk would work just fine.

calendargirl · Answer

Oh, thank you hardlikearmour!  So glad you saw this.  What if I were to add one cup of buttermilk instead of the skim milk plus 1 teaspoon vinegar?

hardlikearmour · Answer

I'd start over and just use the skim milk w/ correct amount vinegar.   The extra vinegar could cause trouble with the cake's chemistry, and you definitely don't want a vinegary taste to the cake.  There's enough butter in the cake that I'd be surprised if you could tell a difference between skim and whole in a blind taste test :-)

Dump It Cake - Too Much Vinegar/ Only Skim Milk in House

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