How to Make Cake Flour

"This is when you run out of cake flour. I use this all the time. No need to buy cake flour anymore."
 
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Ready In:
5mins
Ingredients:
2
Yields:
5-6 Cups
Serves:
2
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ingredients

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directions

  • Measure out the amount needed for your recipe. I always measure out 6 cups of all purpose flour.
  • For every 1 cup of flour remove 2 Tbsp of flour.
  • Now add 2 Tbsp of Cornstarch for every 1 cup of flour. (replacing the tablespoons of flour taken out).
  • Sift 5-6 times and it's ready-to-use cake flour.
  • *To sift flour without a sifter just use a strainer by filling it with flour and tapping against the palm of your hand over a bowl.
  • (left-over flour can go back in the bag).
  • Always measure the flour that is needed after its sifted.

Questions & Replies

  1. I was trying to make cake flour, but i only replace 1T of cornstarch for the 1T of flour. Can this be fixed?
     
  2. I was supposed to replace 2 tablespoon of cornstarch for 2 tablespoon of flour. I forgot and only took out 1 T of flour, and replace 1T of cornstarch. I was trying to make my own cake flour. Can this mistake be resolved??
     
  3. your saying on your page that to make self raising flour , what is the wight of a tea spone of corn-flour . would love to know this as I'm having to make a lot of all sorts of cake and biscuits . thank you Mervyn
     
  4. HI, Can you provide the quantity in grams please. Thanks,
     
  5. Can I subsist cake four instead of regular flour making banana bread
     
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Reviews

  1. My new mantra - I will never ever, never ever, purchase cake flour again! This worked wonderfully in a dark chocolate cake I made for a friend's birthday. I turned the cake into cupcakes and they were so light and fluffy and I truly feel it is due to the freshness of the cake flour. I had no idea but now that I know I'll never purchase it again. Thanks for sharing such a wonderful recipe that will help save me time and money in my kitchen! Made for I Recommend Tag game.
     
  2. Excellent cake flour sub-- though for ultimate laziness since I don't feel like getting my strainer dirty...I just put the cornstarch and flour (spooning it into the measuring cup-- as putting the cup into the flour bag just packs it in and makes it dense; gently spoon it out!) into a bowl and stirred with a fork to disperse the cornstarch, and it worked just perfect. If you're allergic to corn, potato starch and arrowroot powder also make good "softeners".
     
  3. Great money saving recipe. Thank you! I never want to buy cake flour because it's so expensive. I end up avoiding recipes that call for it. Now I use this recipe and just go for it when the recipe call for cake flour.
     
  4. needed in a pinch. only needed 4Tb or 1/4c..... worked out nicely as you add 1/4c flour and 1/2Tb cornstarch. thanks!!!!
     
  5. This worked like a charm! THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this wonderful money-saver of a recipe with us, XAbbbyy!<br/>Made and reviewed for PAC Fall 2011.
     
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