To give the sweetness that you'd normally expect in any cake.
Hey, Obviously it sweetens the cake and will make it taste a whole lot better!! Without the sugar the cake would be absolutely tasteless and bland! I always use sugar in baking! x
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Yes. However, the texture of the final product will be denser (more like a scone or a sweet bread) than if you have used cake flour.
Powdered sugar should be dusted lightly onto a cake. The slightly moist surface of the cake will hold the sugar in place. If powdered sugar is applied too thickly, the excess should be brushed or shaken off. or USE BUTTER!
Brown sugar will vary the taste.
Cane Sugar
Sugar is a basic ingredient in cake. It provides volume and texture as well as sweetness. Cakes baked with sugar substitutes sometimes lack density and texture in spite of their artificial sweetness.
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the sugar is added to cakes to make it taste sweeter and let other things in cake feed on it.
To make a one-layer cake, you would need one-third of the amount of sugar used for a three-layer cake. Since a three-layer cake requires one half of a cup of sugar, you would need one-sixth of a cup of sugar for a one-layer cake. This is calculated by dividing the total sugar by three.
If you put less sugar in a cake recipe, the cake may be less sweet and could have a different texture. Sugar contributes to the cake's moisture and tenderness, so reducing it might result in a drier or denser cake. Additionally, sugar aids in browning, so the cake might not develop the same golden color. Overall, the flavor and structure of the cake could be noticeably altered.
Self-raising flour is just flour plus baking powder. All-purpose flour or cake flour should work just fine. AND ... You will have to add the baking powder that is included in self-raising flour. Add one teaspoon baking powder per cup of flour.