Can you make a cake after the batter has been in the fridge for a couple days?

Question

Please and thank you! Pound cake, mixture btw.

Answer 1

No, it is my experience that the baking powder loses it's effectiveness.

After I posted, I went searching for more details about baking powder so you can fully understand why the cake will not rise unless it is baked right away.

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Baking powder is normally made of three different parts:

* An acid
* A base
* A filler of some sort

All three need to be dry powders that can be mixed together. For example, baking soda (a base), cream of tartar (an acid) and corn starch (the filler) are three common ingredients.

In school, you may have done the experiment where you mix baking soda (a base) and vinegar (an acid) and get a bubbling reaction. Baking powder works the same way. When you add water to baking powder, the dry acid and base go into solution and start reacting to produce carbon dioxide bubbles.

* Single-acting baking powder produces all of its bubbles when it gets wet.
* Double-acting baking powder produces bubbles again when it gets hot.

If you want to prove to yourself that this is how baking powder works, simply try mixing a teaspoon of baking powder into a cup of hot water. As long as the baking powder is fresh, you will definitely see the reaction!

Answer 2

Okay, I don't know where the baking powder comes into play, I've never seen a recipe for pound cake that uses it. Pound cake is butter, sugar, eggs, and flour, all equal amounts (and a little bit of vanilla or flavor of choice). Thats it. Your batter should be fine, just mix it up a little bit before you pour it in your pan.

Answer 3

I have never baked with batter from the fridge how about you give it a try and tell us the results

Answer 4

Go ahead and use it. You shouldn't have any problems.

Answer 5

yes , yes you can