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According to The Cake Bible, "the only function of salt in a cake is to accentuate or heighten flavor. WIthout salt, the cake would have a decidedly flat taste."

It helps to intensify the sweet taste of the cake.

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14y ago
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15y ago

It acts like a spice kinda

Salt is a flavor enhancer.

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13y ago

Salt adds a subtle saltiness to cakes (and other baked goods) which improves the taste.

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14y ago

The same as adding it to any other food - flavour enhancement.

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13y ago

The same purpose as any other food- flavour enhancement. If you've ever tasted bread made without salt, you'll know the benefit of salt in flour-based goods.

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9y ago

It is a preservative, technically not a spice but a mineral though used more than all spices combined, also a taste enhancer.

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13y ago

to make it tast better,

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