Tips and Tricks: Keep cake fresh By Indiana Connection Posted on Mar 01 2015 in General If you cut into a cake at a birthday party or other celebration and didn’t finish the whole thing, here’s a tip to keep it from drying out: Using toothpicks, secure a slice of bread to the exposed portion. The bread holds in the cake’s moisture. Related Stories REMC helps with 4-H enrollment Lend a hand Small business spotlight