self raising flour
No. The eggs don't make cakes rise. It is the baking powder in the cake flour.
to help make it rise
to make them rise
To make them rise and not be flat.
So the cakes rise. If you used plain flour, the cakes wouldn't rise and they would be flat!
No, baking powder is what makes cakes rise.
Baking powder is a leavening agent, which is what causes the cake to rise. Too little baking powder will cause the cake to be tough and compact, and won't rise as expected.
In cakes, you whisk in the egg or eggs to make the mixture rise when it is being cooked.
In cakes, you whisk in the egg or eggs to make the mixture rise when it is being cooked.
There are several things which help baked products rise. The one you use often depends on what it is you are baking. For homemade breads, yeast is what is used to make the bread rise. For cakes, pancakes, biscuits and cornbread, baking soda or baking powder is what's used to make them rise. Also, eggs are the 'leavening' agent in some baked goods, such as pound cake.
the yeast
yes most of the time