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.
No, there will be no leavening agent to make the dough rise, hence the name soda bread.
i would think so
so the cake rises in the oven
it depends for what kind of cake
no
The cake rises, causing it to be lighter and airier.
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Not every recipe calls for baking soda, but for the ones that do it interacts with the flour to rise and expand the cookies or cake.
Yes
you don't
No, there is no need to. The mix has baking powder already in it.
Most cake recipes call for baking powder. It will give more lift than soda.
You can raise a cake using beaten egg whites.
No you Cant use Baking powder instead of bicarbonate of soda because if you put bicarbonate of soda into a cake mixture then you will get a very unpleasant taste !
You mix baking soda and water until it has the consistency of cake batter or glue. Hence, the name, baking soda paste. Once you make the paste, you can use it for many types of cleaning, and it will be very effective.
because the flour is the main ingredient for sponge cakes. The sponge cake is thought to be one of the first of the non-yeasted cakes, that's why flour is needed. you can also use a small amount of baking powder too.
If you use self-raising flour then yes. If you use plain flour then you will need to use baking soda or baking powder.