Cakes need some sort of "fat" in the mixture in order for them to become a cake; it creates the crumbly texture and moistness (otherwise they would have the consistency of a brick). Sunflower oil is a fat and serves this function in baking.
Yes, it works just the same!
yes
PUT special stuff in it.
the purpose of baking powder in a cake is to make it rise and not make it flat and if you put too much of baking powder your cake might burst in the oven/microwave what ever you use
They will rise and not be as gooey. (More cake-like in result).
Yes, it's still effective. Refrigeration will not change the properties of baking soda.
My first attempt at baking an angel food cake was disastrous.
I have used them on cookies, and have seen them put in cake batter.
yes, it certainly does. Baking soda reacts with acidic ingredients in the batter, producing bubbles of gas that make the cake rise. Too much or too little baking soda puts the acid / alkaline mix off balance, and the cake will fall flat.
it just does. there is special items put in baking powder to do that. if u don't add it, the cake is hard and rocky. carbon dioxide gas is produced when baking powder NaHCo3 is heated in the oven ,this gas evolution makes the cake spongy and fluffy
Applesauce is substituted in baking for the oil that the recipe calls for.
Don't put too much baking soda when making a cake. Only put as much baking soda as it says.
depends on the size of the box
No, if you put soda in a cake it would probably taste horrible and it would be all mushy and squishy and damp. What you do have to put in, however, is baking soda which looks like white flour.