Cake Flour or Regular?
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I want to make the 'perfect' pound cake for the upcoming holidays. I usually use regular flour but was wondering if cake flour would be better.
Your thoughts please. Tips and suggestions for a making a better cake also welcome.
Your thoughts please. Tips and suggestions for a making a better cake also welcome.
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It's a pretty complicated issue, I guess. Since King Arthur Flour is pretty much all I buy, I checked their blogs to learn more about a cake flour vs. regular. You can read all about it here: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/...of-cake-flour/ They discuss all the pros and cons for pound cake, etc. Good luck. I don't think I've bought cake flour in years, but what probably matters is the recipe you use. I think you can get good pound cake recipes on King Arthur's site and see what you prefer. Happy baking!
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If your recipe calls for cake flour and you don't have any there is a substitution you can google. It involves measuring out your flour and taking out I think two Tbs. Then replace it with an equal amount of cornstarch and sift 5X to make it light. I've done it but seldom so I have to re-google it every time. I too doubt that a poundcake would use cake flour.
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