To moist the cake batter. You can also use sour cream. It may sound gross, but you can't taste it.
Often you do, yes.
No. Cake is better than water.
Used a piece of cake for what reason?
Water is needed to convert sucrose to glucose and maltose to glucose.
When a boxed cake mix calls for water only, it usually will have milk in powder form in the mix.
No, but it is a good teaching example of what a heterogeneous solution is. There are different materials used to make a uniformed end product (the cake), and you can not tell the difference between all of the materials used (flour, milk, eggs, chocolate, water).
it is used to facilitate cutting angelfood cake.
Most cake mixes call for water. Simply substitute cola for water when mixing the batter. I tried this with a chocolate cake mix once and it was delicious!
When you use water it acts as a bonding agent only. It has no effect on the outcome of the cake. If you use milk it adds an extra flavor and the milk carmelizes giving the cake a browner appearance.
Fruit cake
Cake boards are used to set your cake on so one can work on it, like icing it and decorating. It also is used to help stack or tier a cake and creating platforms.
To measure the volume of a cake, you can use a measuring cup or a measuring jug to pour a known quantity of water into the cake pan. By measuring the change in water level before and after pouring, you can calculate the volume displacement, which gives you an estimate of the cake's volume.