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Yeast is added to mixture of baking cake for the process of fermentation , this helps the gas in escaping from the dough and making it soft and fluffy . BY : JAYAN KHANNA , LANCERS CONVENT
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Is a cake baking in an oven represents a chemical react?
Yes because yeast is added to make the cake rise.
What make the smell that the cake gives off and what does yeast have to do with it?
One of the by products of baking things with yeast is that the yeast, along with making the cake or bread rise, makes alchol . . . just enough to smell good along with the natural baking aromas of the cake or bread.
Do you really need yeast?
It depends on what you are making. If you are baking a cake or making bread, it is essential as yeast makes the cake or bread to rise.
Can wine yeast be replace with dry yeast?
Yes and no it depends on what your baking. For example if your baking a cake with wine yeast then no. Now you can dry the wine yeast to get out the flavor, but it still tstes like wine.
Why didn't the cake rise?
Cake is made from batter not dough, which does not contain yeast, it does however expand when baking.
Why might you check your baking powder or yeast before beginning to bake bread or a cake?
Baking powder and yeast help in the rising of a bread or cake. If it is expired, then it won't be as "active" and therefore decreasing it's ability to rise which makes for a poor bread or cake.
What is the Basic ingredients for baking?
For breads the basic would be flour, eggs, yeast, Baking powder,baking soda. and shortning.. (fat). most cake recipes use the same minus the yeast.
What is the difference between cake yeast and dry yeast?
Yes, you can. Typical dry yeast packing includes 3 packets of yeast. Each one is equivalent to one cake of yeast. Be careful to follow the package directions for the appropriate temperature of the liquid that will make the yeast active. Older recipes sometimes refer to a "large" cake of yeast; that is equivalent to all three packets.
What does it mean if the cake rises high while baking?
Well if you mean it literally, then i would say while you cake is baking, it gets soft and fluffy. And when that happens, your cake gets taller which means its rising.
How do you make a cake without baking powder?
There are at least four alternative types of leavening: egg whites (e.g. angel cake), yeast (e.g. a yeast coffee cake), baking soda combined with some kind of acid (e.g. cream of tartar or vinegar), or steam, (e.g. popovers or Yorkshire pudding).
Why use baking powder in cakes and honeycomb?
In other to make honey cake it need the volume from baking powder to raise and also baking powder help the cake to form the the honey comb mixture.
Can you substitute baking powder or baking soda for yeast in an apple cake?
No, you cannot, baking soda and baking powder are two diffrent ingredients. It would be like putting butter instead of sugar.
