Halacha Yomis - Hafrashas challah, liquid batter OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel Belsky, zt'l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant (1987-2016)

Q. Do liquid batters such as cake batters require hafrashas challah? Shulchan Aruch (Yoreh De’ah 329:2) writes that liquid batters also require hafrashas challah, provided that they contain the amount of flour for which one takes challah. However, according to Rabbeinu Tam, challah can only be taken after the batter has been baked. Therefore, one should first bake the cake and then cut off a small piece for hafrashas challah. Alternatively, one can pour off a small amount of batter into a cupcake tin, and bake it alongside the cake. After the cakes are removed from the oven, one should take the cupcake out of the tin and place it on top of the pan of cake and cover them with a towel. Then one should declare the cupcake challah. However, some will not make a beracha on hafrashas challah on cake in deference to the opinion of Aruch Hashulchan (329:15).