Flour question?

Question

I want to make a red velvet cake homemade for christmas. Never made a homemade cake yet. The recipie I found calls for cake flour. I have only ever seen regular flour and self rising flour? Do they sell it in the stores? I don't understand this one. Please help.

Answer 1

To create cake flour sift all purpose or regular flour before adding it to the recipe. The additional sifting process makes the flour lighter and finer so as to make a fluffy/higher cake.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Yes cake flour is a real thing, what makes it different is the gluten content it contains and the fact that it's a finer ground flour.You can find it in most baking sections of just about any store, if you're having trouble finding try a specialty store. If your recipie calls for it you should use it because that means the rest of the recipie has been adjusted for the gluten content in the cake flour.

Answer 3

If you're not much of a baker (as in your never gonna use cake flour again) Just sub plain or all-purpose flour and sift it before adding to the recipe. Most people can't tell a difference and it's cheaper! HTH

Answer 4

Since regular flour absorbs water and liquids stronger than cake flour.....
For each cup of cake flour called for in a recipe, use one cup all-purpose flour MINUS 2 tablespoons and sift.

Answer 5

Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus.....and actual "cake flour". Ask your grocer to help you find it. It's there in the same aisle with all purpose flour.

Answer 6

Cake flour is ground really fine, so it has a velvety (pardon the pun) texture. They sell it, but it's not necessary.

Answer 7

http://www.joyofbaking.com/flour.html