So I was making a red velvet cake from scratch the other day and the recipe called for cake flour. I didn't have cake flower, nor did I know there was a difference so I used all purpose flour. It was awful! The cake came out SOOOO dense. My question is, iwhere do you buy cake flour and have any of you experienced this???
ddnsp618
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they sell cake flour in my stop and shop...i think its called softasilk...or theres presto cake flour as well
we used to make homemade cakes in home ec, and thats what we used!
MrsDrinkh20
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Posted by ddnsp618
they sell cake flour in my stop and shop...i think its called softasilk...or theres presto cake flour as well
we used to make homemade cakes in home ec, and thats what we used!
Thanks my Stop and Shop didnt carry any cake flour
ddnsp618
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Posted by ddnsp618
they sell cake flour in my stop and shop...i think its called softasilk...or theres presto cake flour as well
we used to make homemade cakes in home ec, and thats what we used!
Thanks my Stop and Shop didnt carry any cake flour
try other food stores, also they keep it like on the top shelves, where us shorties cant see...lol.
MrsDtoBe09
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I'm pretty sure cake flour is much lighter and fluffier - that way the cupcakes you were baking would have come out the same way with it. I haven't had a problem finding it around me but I just looked up a substitute for you. Cake flour substitute
MrsDrinkh20
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I'm pretty sure cake flour is much lighter and fluffier - that way the cupcakes you were baking would have come out the same way with it. I haven't had a problem finding it around me but I just looked up a substitute for you. Cake flour substitute
Thanks Ang...We tried that!! It was still pretty bad..better than round 1 but still not good...(yes i tried it twice in one night! lol)
I have looked in Stop in Shop (3 different ones), walmart, compare foods, king kullen...im going to try waldbaums today1
MrsInglima
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Whole Foods usually has it. I've never looked at William Sonoma, but maybe they have it too?
JC297
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Usually cake flour is on the top shelf, and not always with the other flours.
FutureMrsG
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I have always bought cake flour in the supermarket. If you do not see it on the shelf ask b/c it is not always with the regular flour. The reason you cake was so dense is all purpose flour has a higher gluten content then cake flour.
