Running Out of Cake Flour

jenny_islander · 07-14-2013, 07:11 PM

I'm short on cake flour and I am supposed to make a cake. This is an oil cake that uses some buttermilk for added moistness. Can I replace about 1/3 of the cake flour with bread flour?

Little Forest · 07-14-2013, 07:24 PM

You could, but expect it to be denser and maybe have some tunneling. No AP flour on hand to use?
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MarynMunchkins · 07-14-2013, 07:26 PM

Bread flour has a much higher gluten content. It won't well.

You can try replacing 3 T. per cup of flour with cornstarch. It's 2 T. per cup of AP flour.

milkmommy · 07-14-2013, 07:27 PM

if you have regular all purpose flour cornstarch and a sifter you can make your own..

For every cup of all purpose flour replace 2 tablespoons of it with corn starch and sift it all together I like to do a few passes and you have cake flour.

BTW I wouldn't use bread flour your replacing a very low gluten flour (cake) with the highest (bread) don't think that will mix well.

07-14-2013, 07:11 PM	#1
jenny_islander Rose Trellis Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,362	Running Out of Cake Flour I'm short on cake flour and I am supposed to make a cake. This is an oil cake that uses some buttermilk for added moistness. Can I replace about 1/3 of the cake flour with bread flour? __________________ Wife to John, December 18, 1999 ~ Mother to Sophia, March 13, 2004 ~ Mother to Eva, June 10, 2006 ~ Mother to Matthew, December 21, 2009 ~ Though my father and mother forsake me, the Lord will lift me up.

07-14-2013, 07:24 PM	#2
Little Forest Rose Garden Rich in girls. Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Perth hills, Australia Posts: 6,769	Re: Running Out of Cake Flour You could, but expect it to be denser and maybe have some tunneling. No AP flour on hand to use? Posted via Mobile Device

07-14-2013, 07:26 PM	#3
MarynMunchkins Deactivated Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 38,254	Re: Running Out of Cake Flour Bread flour has a much higher gluten content. It won't well. You can try replacing 3 T. per cup of flour with cornstarch. It's 2 T. per cup of AP flour.

07-14-2013, 07:27 PM	#4
milkmommy Rose Garden sisters! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sunniest place on Earth and hotter than Phoenix! Might as well be sitting on the sun... Posts: 35,072	Re: Running Out of Cake Flour if you have regular all purpose flour cornstarch and a sifter you can make your own.. For every cup of all purpose flour replace 2 tablespoons of it with corn starch and sift it all together I like to do a few passes and you have cake flour. BTW I wouldn't use bread flour your replacing a very low gluten flour (cake) with the highest (bread) don't think that will mix well. __________________ Deanna wife to Shawn since 2001 mom to teen Cecilia 8-year-old Margaret and three I will hold one day in heaven.

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