What is the difference between cake flour and all-purpose flour?

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1. What is the difference between cake flour and all-purpose flour?
2. How does baking soda affect cake taste?
3. What happens when you add too much baking powder to a cake recipe?
4. Why is the texture of my cake so hard?
5. What happens if you over beat cake batter?

What is the difference between cake flour and all-purpose flour?

Cake flour is a low protein flour that's milled into a fine consistency. It contains about 7-9% protein, while all-purpose flour, a harder flour, has anywhere between 10-12%. ... Cake flour's lower protein means less gluten is formed as you mix the batter together.

How does baking soda affect cake taste?

If only sodium hydrogen carbonate (baking soda) is used in making cake, then sodium carbonate formed from it by the action of heat (during baking)give a bitter taste to cake. ... (c) Tartaric acid neutralises the sodium carbonate formed during decomposition hence, making the cake tasty and not bitter in taste.

What happens when you add too much baking powder to a cake recipe?

Too much baking powder can cause the batter to be bitter tasting. It can also cause the batter to rise rapidly and then collapse. (i.e. The air bubbles in the batter grow too large and break causing the batter to fall.) Cakes will have a coarse, fragile crumb with a fallen center.

Why is the texture of my cake so hard?

Your cake is too dense A cake that is overly dense typically has too much liquid, too much sugar or too little leavening (not excess flour, as is commonly thought). ... A cake that bakes too slowly takes longer to set and may fall, causing a dense texture.

What happens if you over beat cake batter?

Over-mixing, therefore, can lead to cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes, and breads that are tough, gummy, or unpleasantly chewy.