When a recipe asks for flour and you only have cake flour, how can you use cake flour instead?

Question

I would like to know the difference in measurement when using cake flour instead of regular flour.

Answer 1

To substitute cake flour for all-purpose flour use 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cake flour for every cup of all-purpose flour. Make your own - one cup sifted cake flour can be substituted with 3/4 cup (84 grams) sifted bleached all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons (15 grams) cornstarch.

Answer 2

The important difference is in the gluten content of the flour. If you are baking a cake and it calls for flour or all purpose flour, use your cake flour. But bread calls for a higher gluten content flour and you will not get good results. Cake flour does not have other ingredients in it like baking powder or yeast. That is where self rising flour comes in. There is no equivalency ratio for you to use. The flours are actually made from different types of wheat.

Answer 3

Substitute 1 cup cake flour plus 2 tablespoons for every 1 cup of all-purpose flour

Answer 4

The difference is that cake flour has other stuff in it. Don't use it if it's not called for.

Answer 5

I think cake flour has a raising agent added to it. Regular flour has'nt

Answer 6

Are you baking? If I'm not mistaken, cake flour has baking soda and baking powder already in it, read the label. If you are dusting meat, making soup etc, it shouldn't make a difference.

Answer 7

are u talking about self raising flour? cause in that case theres no difference in measurement just that u dont use any rising agent like baking soda/powder.

Answer 8

http://web.foodnetwork.com/food/web/encyclopedia/termdetail/0,7770,80,00.html

Answer 9

No