In other to make honey cake it need the volume from baking powder to raise and also baking powder help the cake to form the the honey comb mixture.
Use more of yeast & Baking powder
Baking powder is used as leavening in baked goods such as cookies, cakes, quick breads, biscuits and pancakes. It creates gas in the batter that causes the product to rise.
If you use self-raising flour then yes. If you use plain flour then you will need to use baking soda or baking powder.
Yes,baking powder reacts with the liquid in the batter and the heat of cooking to make the cupcakes rise during cooking. If you don't use baking powder, your cakes will be short and dense, like a hockey puck so i would use it.
For cakes and other baked goods to rise, baking powder, a dry chemical leavening ingredient, is used in baking. A combination of baking soda, an acid, and a moisture-absorbing substance, such as corn-starch, makes up this substance. Baking powder reacts with baking soda and acid to create carbon dioxide gas when it is added to a cake mix. It rises and becomes light and fluffy as a result of the trapped gas in the batter. Baking powder is kept dry with the help of the moisture-absorbing ingredient, which delays the premature reaction between the baking soda and acid. Baking powder is frequently used in cakes because it contributes to the light and airy texture that distinguishes a well-made cake. Cakes would be dense and heavy without baking powder, lacking the delicate crumb that is desired in a cake.
You cannot use baking powder as a substitute for baking soda
This is only a guide. Anything that needs to rise or uses self-raising flour. This is because if you do not have any SR flour you can use plain flour and baking powder. Also using baking powder you can control how much food will rise. This is especially useful for cakes as all ovens are different. Other recipes that may use baking powder could be scones and some biscuits.
Baking powder is a raising agent commonly used in cakes, biscuits, etc. If a recipes calls for baking powder, you should use it as it performs the important function of producing gases during the baking process which creates lift and aeration. If you do not use baking powder, where indicated, you will find that your cake will not rise or your biscuits will be flat and lifeless! There are, of course, lots of recipes which do not need baking powder. Also, self raising flour already contains a set quantity of raising agents and therefore recipes which use this as an infgredient are less likely to need further raising agents such as baking powder or sodium bicarbonate.
if the recipie says to use baking powder you should use that as that is how it is sopose to be used but you may try and use baking soda if you don't have baking powder
If your recipe calls for brewed coffee, you can use any coffee you would serve for someone to drink. If it calls for coffee powder or espresso powder, you can use any instant coffee you choose.
Baking powder is used in cakes since it is relatively 'taste free' and a quick/easy to use leavener. But baking powder is rarely used in breads - yeast is used as the primary leavener in breadmaking. (Yeast is what gives bread it's bread taste plus irregular air bubbles).
You could use yeast instead of baking powder.