Cake Flour - Anyone Have Problems?

Decorating By ZAKIA6 Updated 10 Aug 2007 , 10:39pm by jmt1714

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ZAKIA6 Posted 9 Aug 2007 , 10:10am
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Hi

The few times i have used cake flour, my cakes come out dense and heavy. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there something im doing wrong.

Zakia

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Shamitha Posted 9 Aug 2007 , 10:26am
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Do you sift your flour? I find that sifting the flour makes lighter cakes

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vickymacd Posted 9 Aug 2007 , 10:41am
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All I know is....there is a BIG difference when it calls for 'self rising flour'!
My 'what I thought to be a delicious big cake' turned out to be a pancake! I used regular flour not self rising.

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Cake_Princess Posted 9 Aug 2007 , 3:36pm
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Originally Posted by ZAKIA6

Hi

The few times i have used cake flour, my cakes come out dense and heavy. Does anyone else have this problem? Is there something im doing wrong.

Zakia




Nope my cakes come out fine.

Are you overbeating your batter? Do you measure the ingredients correctly? Are you using extra large eggs when the recipe calls for large? It could be any number of reasons. Main culprit could be overbeating the batter.

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ZAKIA6 Posted 10 Aug 2007 , 9:52pm
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now that ive read these answers and re-read the recipes. i dont think im sifting properly. i am sifting after i measure when i think i shoud be sifting before i measure.

i guess i will have to rebake and see what happens.

thanks!

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jmt1714 Posted 10 Aug 2007 , 10:39pm
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most recipes you sift after you measure.

1 cup of flour, sifted, is different one cup of sifted flour.

I find it best to go by weight.

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