Cake flour or regular flour?!


Question:

Cake flour or regular flour?

I need a really quick answer! I am baking a cake for my sister-in-laws graduation. She saw a Chocolate Chip Cake on the cover of my Family Circle Magazine and wants me to make it. When I read through the recipe it said to use All Purpose Flour. I thought you use Cake Flour when baking a cake. I know that this magazine tests its recipes but I don't want the cake to turn out like a lead brick. Would you suggest that I use cake flour or just follow the exact recipe?

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1 month ago
I would like to thank you all for your help. Unfortunately I did follow the recipe and used the All Purpose Flour and the cake turned out way to heavy. My gut told me to use cake flour but I thought that Family Circle must have tested this recipe. I certainly will email Family Circle and let them know that they should retest that recipe!

Thanks again for all of your input, it is greatly appreciated!


Answers:
1 month ago
I would like to thank you all for your help. Unfortunately I did follow the recipe and used the All Purpose Flour and the cake turned out way to heavy. My gut told me to use cake flour but I thought that Family Circle must have tested this recipe. I certainly will email Family Circle and let them know that they should retest that recipe!

Thanks again for all of your input, it is greatly appreciated!

I didn't even have to read your entire question......CAKE FLOWER.!!!!!! All purpose flour can be used for anything, however the cake flower is especially made to be used in cakes.

Cake flower is a lot better for a cake. It also makes it taste better!!

Both will do!

Follow the recipe. I have found that out the hard way. Good Luck.

when i cook i always follow the exact recipe, so use the regular one. Sometimes the recipe would suggest which one to use and the best, so u have to follow the exact.

Both are fine. Cake flour just has less gluten and makes a bit of a fluffier cake, but some cakes (like sponge cake) actually need a little gluten for structure. So just follow the recipe, but don't mix the cake more than the recipe suggest. The beating is another place where gluten can be created.
Go with what the recipe suggested, unless you don't have all purpose. Definitely don't use self rising flour, but all purpose is better than fine.
Good luck.

Use all purpose flour if that is what the recipe calls for, as the rest of the ingredients are based on using all-purpose.

Follow the directions

cake flour or regular flour- both are good, if you don't have cake flour and recipe calls for cake flour add the same amount of regular flour minus a tablespoon of flour for every cup use. Sift flour for a nice fluffy cake.(OPTIONAL)




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