How come the tops of my cakes/muffins always goes moist/sticky after a day of being baked?!


Question: How come the tops of my cakes/muffins always goes moist/sticky after a day of being baked!?
When its straight out of the oven, the tops of the cake/muffin is dry to touch, but after a day or so in storage, the tops are moist/sticky!.!.!.which makes it less appealing to eat!. I often have to put it back into my mini oven to toast for a few minutes, to dry/crisp the top before I eat them!.

Is it because my oven only has a bottom electric element!? Or because I haven't cooled it completely before putting it in an air tight container!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
This is an issue (not really a problem) with the amount of sugar in your recipe, and ambient humidity!. Sugar (especially honey and corn syrup, but any sugar) attracts moisture from the air, making your cake/muffin sticky!. You can try reducing the amount of sugar in the recipe 2 tablespoons at a time, and this might reduce the problem!.

The other possible solution is that your muffins are too moist, and so moisture migrates from the inside of the muffin to the exterior (top)!. To solve this, bake the muffins for a few minutes (3-5) longer!.

Baked goods should be completely cooled before wrapping or storing covered, as steam can cause them to become sticky!.

So here's how I'd tackle the problem!. 1!. cool them completely before storing!. 2!. bake 3 mins longer!. 3!. reduce sugar 2 tbsp!.

Sticky tops are a common problem with muffins that have crumb toppings on them!. The high sugar content causes the crumb to absorb moisture from the air and the muffin, and become sticky!. I don't think there's a solution to this, other than to freeze the muffins when they're cooled, and re-heat them from frozen!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

i love eating muff'ins but i think thay just get wet and sticky cos when you sit in them when thay are dry thay suck up all your wet stuff and thats why thay are still sticky when you want to eat themWww@FoodAQ@Com

u really have to cooled it before putting it in a tight container !.Www@FoodAQ@Com

It has to be cool before you put it in the container or they will make the plastic draw moistureWww@FoodAQ@Com

Don't put them in an air tight container!. That's the problem!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

too much oil!. add lessWww@FoodAQ@Com





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