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Homemade Cake Flour

If you've ever wondered about cake flour, all your questions are answered here! Learn all about why this ingredient is often used in recipes, what it is, where to get it, and how it's used.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: homemade cake flour, how to make cake flour
Servings: 1 cup
Calories: 516kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Measure 1 cup of all-purpose flour using the spoon and level method.
  • Remove 2 tablespoons of the flour.
  • Add the flour to the sifter, along with the cornstarch.
  • Sift the flour and cornstarch together into a large bowl.
  • Measure by weight or lightly spoon into a measuring cup and then level off. NEVER pack flour into a measuring cup!

Notes

Notes:
  • This substitution is not exactly the same thing as cake flour, so the results will be better but not identical.
  • If weighing your ingredients use 110 grams of all-purpose flour, and 10 grams of cornstarch.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 516kcal | Carbohydrates: 110g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 0.3g | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 6mg