{"id":45175,"date":"2024-12-02T13:02:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/?p=45175"},"modified":"2024-12-02T13:02:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T21:02:15","slug":"what-is-cake-flour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/article\/what-is-cake-flour\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Cake Flour?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cake flour is a baker\u2019s best friend. Why? Join us as we explore the wide world of cake flour, and find out what sets it apart from any ol\u2019 other flour in the baking aisle. We have our objectives, let\u2019s talk cake flour, people!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is cake flour made of?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cake flour is usually made from super soft wheat that&#8217;s been ground extra-fine. It has a very low amount of protein and high starch, which helps to create light and airy cakes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is cake flour the same as all purpose flour?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Though they do look similar, cake flour is not the same as all-purpose flour. So, what\u2019s the difference between cake flour and regular flour? Cake flour takes a dip in the protein content department. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bobsredmill.com\/blog\/baking-101\/what-is-cake-flour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to flour maker Bob\u2019s Red Mill<\/a>, cake flour contains around 5 to 8% protein, while all-purpose flour is 10 to 13% protein. This is why cake flour is the go-to when you need to give your baked goods a softer texture, while all-purpose\u2019s denser protein-point allows whatever it is you\u2019re baking to be more solid.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ultimate Store Bought Apple Pie Taste Test (Unedited) | Sporked\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CiPQDWOOJ48?start=454&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is pastry flour the same as cake flour?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nope, cake flour and pastry flour are not the same. Again, it all comes down to protein content. Pastry flour has a slightly higher percentage of protein than cake flour, but it\u2019s still not as high as all-purpose flour. As you can see, protein really counts when it comes to the type of flour you choose! Don\u2019t overlook it, or else your angel food cake could end up coming out of the oven like a concrete block!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While you still unfortunately need a few other ingredients to make an actual cake, cake flour is a good start. It\u2019s also good for stage productions when you need to portray a ghostly apparition. Just powder up the ol\u2019 kisser with a spot of cake flour, and you\u2019re ready to play Jacob Marley! Lights, camera, cake flour!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning about cake flour is a piece of cake. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1188,"featured_media":45067,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"articletype":[309],"coauthors":[390],"class_list":["post-45175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pantry-bread","articletype-explainer"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/EXPLAINER_CAKE-FLOUR_HEADER.jpg","posts_featured":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45178,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45175\/revisions\/45178"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45175"},{"taxonomy":"articletype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articletype?post=45175"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sporked.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=45175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}