I Really, Really, Really Dislike The Taste Of Cake Flour. Do I Have To Use It? What About Adding Potato Starch?

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dukeswalker Posted 23 Nov 2014 , 4:00pm
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I am in love with Sylvia Weinstock's Yellow Cake - I love everything about it, except for the after taste the cake flour leaves in my mouth.  I have heard of using AP flour with some potato starch in it - but I'm not sure how much of it to use.  I'm willing to experiment but would love a starting point - if anyone has any thoughts I would love to hear them! Thanks!

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Krypto Posted 23 Nov 2014 , 4:12pm
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AI agree with you 100%! I use King Arthur unbleached flour for everything so the taste of bleached cake flour is rather severe. I have tried the unbleached cake flour but it doesn't produce the same fine crumb. I hope someone can answer your question.

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Krypto Posted 23 Nov 2014 , 4:14pm
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AI have wanted to try this recipe for a long time but haven't gotten around to it.

http://www.threelittleblackbirds.com/2011/12/yellow-butter-vanilla-cake/

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Rfisher Posted 23 Nov 2014 , 5:12pm
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ANot sure if this helps, but Warren Brown's yellow butter cake calls for 7 oz unbleached AP flour and 2 oz potato starch, you might be able to use that ratio as a starter point for the SK recipe....if you try, let us know!

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kkmcmahan Posted 23 Nov 2014 , 5:30pm
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I was recently out of the country and baking cakes for friends.  Most of my recipes call for cake flour which wasn't available.  So I made my own.  For each cup of flour, remove 2 tbls flour and replace it with 2 tbls corn starch.  Then sift them together 4 times.  It really worked well, I may continue doing this now that I am back in the states.  Give it a try and see what you think.  Good luck.

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KLCCrafts Posted 23 Nov 2014 , 7:28pm
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Rose Levy Beranbaum has some good info about this topic on her blog:

 

http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2010/03/the_power_of_flour_part_one_of.html#.VHI0e010x9M

 

I've used the potato starch sub (15% by weight of the flour) with pretty good results -- not the same as cake flour but better than straight unbleached flour.

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Krypto Posted 23 Nov 2014 , 9:39pm
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AThanks for sharing, KLCCrafts.

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dukeswalker Posted 24 Nov 2014 , 1:34pm
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Originally Posted by KLCCrafts 
 

Rose Levy Beranbaum has some good info about this topic on her blog:

 

http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2010/03/the_power_of_flour_part_one_of.html#.VHI0e010x9M

 

I've used the potato starch sub (15% by weight of the flour) with pretty good results -- not the same as cake flour but better than straight unbleached flour.


THAT ^^^ is a GREAT article!  Thanks for sharing!!

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