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Total Time: 2 seconds
Yield: 1 Cup
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For every cup of cake flour called for in your recipes, you can substitute 1 cup minus 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour.
Here are the questions asked by community members. Read on to see the answers provided by the ThriftyFun community.
What type of flour are you suppose to use when baking? Is it all purpose, self rising, or regular flour? I am using all purpose flour, but my cakes still don't come out right. Anyone who knows what kind I should use, please let me know. Thanks.
If it doesn't say, then it should be all-purpose flour. Make sure that you are measuring correctly. Use a measuring cup that is meant for solids not liquids. Stir your flour then scoop lightly into the cup then use a knife or other straight object to take off the excess.
You can make your own cake flour by sifting all purpose wheat flour. You sift 3/4 of the flour plus 2 tablespoons of cornstarch. This will save you having to buy a second flour.
Sift your flour. Sifting can make a large difference in the actual amount of flour that goes into your cooking. If you have a food scale, weigh the flour as well. "1 cup" can vary, but 130 grams is always 130 grams.
I am a baker. The best flour for cakes is Cake flour. I like Softassilk cake flour. To make All purpose flour cake flour, take out two tablespoons and add two tablespoons of corn starch. Don't Add extra corn starch to All purpose flour.
I made a spice cake that I had made several years ago. I didn't have cake flour this time so I used plain flour. It was almost flat as a pancake. What could have caused this? Could it be not using cake flour, not creaming the shortening, sugars, and eggs enough? Please advise.
Doris
By Doris from Logansport, IN
If you used plain flour, then you will need to use baking powder and/or baking soda.
I make my own cake flour since it's so much cheaper than the commercial product. Cake flour only contains flour and cornstarch, and cornstarch is not a leveling agent.
By all means, don't throw the cake out. It can still be frosted and eaten.
This is a great website, save it in your favorites. www.baking911.com/
What is cake flour? I have never heard of it.
By cookiecutter from NM
Cake flour is a special kind of flour used in baking. It contains less gluten than regular all purpose flour. It is sold in the baking aisle of the supermarket.
You can make your own cake flour by sifting 3/4 cup bleached all purpose flour and 2 tablespoons of corn starch.
