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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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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoYou dont need sugar in a cake but it will not taste very nice, when I make cakes i always cut the sugar amount in half
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∙ 13y agoFor sweetness, lightness and to give texture. It enhances 'golden brown' colour. It is also a preservative (to some extent).
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∙ 14y agoIf you didn't have any sugar in a cake it wouldn't taste very good at all. Sugar is the part that makes it sweet.
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∙ 14y agoI should think that sugar is added to sweeten the cake
If you use to much sugar the cake will be heavey and guey
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∙ 12y agoYou put sugar in cake so that it could be sweet. Cake without sugar will taste bland.
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∙ 12y agofor flavor and sweetness
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What has more sugar beer or cake?
cake
How do you prevent powdered sugar from disappearing on a cake?
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!
How does the type of sugar put in a cake affect the taste of the cake?
Brown sugar will vary the taste.
What sugar is used to sweeten cake?
Cane Sugar
What is the purpose of sugar in 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
What is acid of cake?
Sugar.
Can icing sugar be used instead of granulated sugar for baking cake?
Not unless the cake recipe specifically calls for icing sugar. Granulated sugar has a specific weight to measured volume and will provide that specific quantity and sweetness to the cake. Icing sugar has a different weight to volume, different texture and a different level of sweetness. It is important to use the specific ingredient called for in the recipe being followed in order to obtain the proper result.
What function does the sugar have in a cake?
the sugar is added to cakes to make it taste sweeter and let other things in cake feed on it.
What is cake icing?
Cake Icing is a mixture of butter, sugar and flavouring you put on top of a cake.
What can sugar flour butter and milk make?
cake!Yummy cake
What is cake powdered sugar?
There is no "cake powdered sugar". Powdered sugar is made from sugar, which is ground into a powdered form, with a minute amount of corn starch added to prevent it from "caking" or lumping.
Which is less fattening a sugar free pound cake or a fat free pound cake?
Sugar free because if it is sugar free it s way more healthier
