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How to Make Cake Flour
Homemade cake flour requires just 2 ingredients and takes 2 minutes, but you can always have it on hand even if you don't stock cake flour in your pantry. You know exactly what is going into the flour, and it's cheaper than buying the premade mix. You'll use this hack over and over again!
Additional Time
2 mins
Total Time
2 mins
Servings: 1 cup cake flour
Calories: 516 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour minus 2 Tbsp
- 2 Tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Measure flour by scooping it into a measuring cup and scraping the top off with the back of a knife to level it. Remove 2 Tbsp flour and return to your flour bin.
- Add 2 Tbsp cornstarch to your flour.
- Use a fine mesh sieve or flour sifter to sift the two together about 4-5 times to make sure they are really well combined.
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Notes
- Scaling the Recipe: If your recipe calls for more cake flour, increase the ingredients proportionally - i.e. 2 cups flour (minus 4 Tbsp flour) with 4 Tbsp cornstarch, etc.
- Store cake flour substitute as you would any other flour, in an airtight container in the pantry. Check when the AP flour and cornstarch expire to know when the cake flour expires, usually 6 to 8 months.
Nutrition Information
Calories
516kcal
(26%)
Carbs
110g
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
0.1g
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Potassium
134mg
(4%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
0.3g
(1%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
6mg
(33%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1cup cake flour
Amount Per Serving
Calories 516
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 516kcal | 26% |
| Carbs | 110g | |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.1g | 1% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 134mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 0.3g | 1% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 6mg | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.