Learn how to make cake flour at home. Homemade Cake flour is nothing but a light flour mix which is often is used to make cakes. Using cake flour in recipes results in softer cakes.
Homemade Cake Flour
Cake flour is used in many cake and baked goodies recipes. Using this flour instead of regular all purpose flour results in soft fluffy cakes. It may be readily available in super markets. But making this at home is way more easier and quicker than you think. Plus it is cheaper.
The below picture is a yogurt muffin which i baked using this cake flour..you can see the texture, it is soft and pillowy. Will share that recipe soon. Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..
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Ingredients to Make Cake Flour
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 1 cup
- Corn Flour (Corn Starch) - 2 tblspn
How to Make Cake Flour at Home
- Measure 1 cup flour in a bowl or sifter. Remove 2 tblspn of the flour from the measured one.
- Now replace that with 2 tblspn of cornflour.
- Mix well or sieve it.
- Use as needed.
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How to Make Cake Flour at Home | Homemade Cake Flour Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour / Maida
- 2 tbsp Corn Flour
Instructions
- Measure 1 cup flour in a bowl or sifter. Remove 2 tblspn of the flour from the measured one.
- Now replace that with 2 tblspn of cornflour.
- Mix well or sieve it.
- Use as needed.
Homemade Cake Flour Step by Step
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Anonymous
Wow. Really! Never knew this. Thank you. Will surely try this next time.
Meera
Hey aarthi... so with this corn flour mixture...u dnt hav to use baking powder n baking soda????
Anonymous
I will definitely try this
Aarthi
@Meerano this is cake flour. it is used in some cakes and cupcakes. But you have to add baking soda and baking powder as per the recipe. You can use this flour instead of all purpose flour. It gives you soft fluffy cakes
Anonymous
Hi, can this cake flour be used for red velvet cake too? if yes, how?
Aarthi
@Anonymoussub normal flour for cake flour
Anonymous
Very nice aarthi for all cake and bun recipes can we replace this flour instead of maida
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can use
Anonymous
Can u tell as per grams as im unable to judge cup measurement.
Anonymous
Can u tell the measurements gram wise.
Aarthi
@Anonymousmy 1 cup of flour measure 120 grams. And my 1 cup measures 240 ml
Shivani Sharma
verry good article nice
Megha
Mam ... really a great job...ur cooking teaching techniques is great. Hats off