What Is Cake Flour?
Cake flour is an ultra-fine flour that is lighter than the commonly used all-purpose flour. The flour is best used when making cakes and cupcakes because it produces a light, sponge-like texture. However, because of how light the flour is, it's only recommended that you use it with cakes. If you try using cake flour when baking other foods, such as bread, the flour is too finely milled and the dough will not rise.
How To Make Cake Flour
If you find yourself in the middle of making a cake and lacking cake flour, but don't want to use dense all-purpose flour, try making your own cake flour with this recipe:
Ingredients:
- All-purpose flour
- Cornstarch
Instructions:
- For each cup of cake flour the recipe calls for, measure out an equal amount of all-purpose flour
- For each cup used, remove two tablespoons of the flour
- Replace each tablespoon of flour removed with an equal amount of cornstarch
- Using a sifter or a strainer, sift the flour and cornstarch mix five or six times
- Add to the recipe as a substitute for cake flour
Recipes Using Cake Flour
Basic Vanilla Cake
You can't go wrong with a simple, fluffy vanilla cake. This recipe makes a delicate, buttery cake with a delicious sweet taste.
Angel Food Cake
Baking angel food cake might be a lot of work, but the succulent sponge cake is well worth the effort. The cake flour is a key ingredient for the light and fluffy cake, especially after the batter is sifted five times. Serve with strawberries for the best taste.
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Using cake flour when making red velvet cupcakes makes the rich mixture less dense and more luscious. This recipe ensures the fluffiest rich cupcakes that taste incredible when topped with red velvet's staple cream cheese frosting.
