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Dehydrating cake crumbs yields a surprisingly good crisp garnish that can be used to prepare a quick and simple dessert with <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/macerated-strawberries">macerated berries</a>, or used as a garnish for something more elaborate. It&#39;s the perfect thing to do with leftover pieces of any kind of cake, although we&#39;re partial to using our chiffon-style <a href="https://www.chefsteps.com/activities/olive-oil-cake">olive oil cake</a>.The technique is easy: simply freeze a piece of cake until it&#39;s brittle enough to crumble into uniform-sized pieces. We do this quickly with liquid nitrogen, but you can use a cold freezer if you&#39;re fresh out of liquid nitrogen. Once you have the crumbs, simply dehydrate them until crisp in a dehydrator or a warm oven with the door cracked open.