Just changed my mind about cake flour after all-purpose saved my bake | Baking Fails And Wins

Used to be a cake flour believer for everything, lol. Had a chocolate cake completely sink in the middle last month with it. Grabbed all-purpose for a quick redo and it came out perfect, no sinking at all. The crumb was still soft but actually held together.

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singh.felix7mo ago

Totally get this. Watched my lemon blueberry cake completely fall apart with cake flour last summer, it was a sad pile of crumbs. Switched to regular all-purpose for the next try and it was a total game changer. The structure was just so much better, held all the fruit and the layers stacked perfectly. Now I only reach for the all-purpose, it’s my go for anything that needs to stand up.

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spencerr827mo ago

Man, my friend had this whole fancy layer cake fail with cake flour, it just would not hold up. She grabbed the all-purpose in a panic for the redo, and it came out perfect, no crumbling at all. Sometimes the simple stuff just works better.

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