Name: Homemade Cake Flour Substitute for Perfect Baking Results
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Homemade Cake Flour Substitute for Perfect Baking Results

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This homemade cake flour substitute is the perfect solution when you run out of cake flour but still want to achieve a light and tender texture in your cakes. With just two common pantry ingredients, you can make your own cake flour substitute that works beautifully in all your favorite cake recipes. Say goodbye to flat and dense cakes and hello to perfectly fluffy and moist ones!

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Directions

In a medium-sized bowl, measure out 1 cup of all-purpose flour.
Remove 2 tablespoons of the measured all-purpose flour and return it to the flour container.
Replace the 2 tablespoons of flour with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch.
Sift the all-purpose flour and cornstarch together at least 3 times to ensure proper mixing and aeration.
Your homemade cake flour substitute is now ready to be used in any cake recipe that calls for cake flour!

Interesting Facts

Cake flour is lower in protein than all-purpose flour, resulting in a lighter and more tender texture in cakes.

Sifting the cake flour substitute multiple times ensures even distribution of the cornstarch and helps aerate the mixture for better baking results.