How to Make Cake Flour Substitute

Make light, fluffy cakes by using cake flour.

While you can certainly make a cake with all-purpose flour, it is likely to be tougher and chewier than a version made with cake flour. Cake flour's lower protein content, compared to all-purpose flour, helps it create lighter, fluffier finished products. Fortunately, you do not have to settle for a chewy cake or make a run to the store just for this special flour. Assuming you have a normally-stocked kitchen, you can make your own cake flour substitute.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Sifted all-purpose flour
• Measuring cups and spoons
• Bowl
• Corn starch

1. Multiply the amount of cake flour called for in in your recipe by 0.75. For example; if the recipe calls for 3 cups of cake flour, multiply that by 0.75 for a total of 2.25 cups of flour.

2. Measure out the appropriate amount of sifted all-purpose flour and pour it into a bowl large enough to hold it easily. In our example; pour 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour into the bowl.

3. Multiply the original number of cups of cake flour called for in the recipe by 2. For the example, multiply 3 cups by 2 for a total of 6. Add this number of tablespoons of corn starch to the bowl of all-purpose flour.

4. Mix the all-purpose flour and corn starch until completely blended. Use this mixture in your recipe in place of the cake flour.

References

• JoyofBaking.com: Flour
• The Kitchn: How to Make Cake Flour Substitute

Resources

• JoyofBaking.com: Tested Cake Recipes & Videos