hello cc friends. did any one think that a cake made using cake flour (the grocery store one) taste like an industrial made cake? well i do not know if is just me, but i made a cake using the store brand one, and i think it did not taste like homemade cake. I am experimenting with new recipes, but all of them use cake flour on it, so i need to know if there is any other brand that i can used.
thanks.
Cake flour gives a different taste to cake than AP flour.
I can't say it tastes like industrial because I don't eat that kind of cake anymore and our taste buds are different anyway.
You can substitute AP flour, take 2 TBsp out to get the same weight. Or you can make your own by adding in 10% corn starch or potato starch. They will all taste and react differently so pick the one you like.
Cake flour gives a different taste to cake than AP flour.
Almost all cake flour is bleached (except for King Arthurs cake flour blend), while not all AP flours are bleached (and this makes a big difference, especially when making butter cakes).
I've never noticed that the flavor/taste of a cake made with cake flour is any different than a cake made from eithr bleached or unbleached AP flour.
However, the size of the crumb and texture are certainly not the same. Cake flour results in a finer, more tender crumb than using AP flour.
Everything you ever wanted to know about flour:
(And how the differences impact the finished baked product.)
http://www.realbakingwithrose.com/2010/03/the_power_of_flour_part_one_of.html
HTH
Thank so much for all this great tips. I will try to use cake flour one more time and see if was just one of my crazy day.
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