yes..it can cause a bitter taste in food especially when you put more
The add part of a recipe is optional. They are twist of the original recipe to make it slightly different with out altering the main recipe.
Too much baking soda accidentally added to a recipe will result in a "soapy" or "chemically" tasting dish. If possible it is best to begin again, since it's not really possible to cover up the taste.
It's very doubtful it will make you sick. However, the baking powder will be useless in the recipe if it has reached (or surpassed) the expiration date.
If you don't measure your cake it will turn out wrong and not taste good. Let's say you add more water than flour it would then be too thin or if you added too much flour but no egg it would not bake correctly. Without a recipe and following directions what you make will not taste good.
to make it taste better
Baking powder and baking soda are not directly interchangeable. If baking powder is used, one should reduce the amount of salt in the recipe, as well as reduce or eliminate any added acidic ingredient such as vinegar or lemon juice; replace buttermilk with regular milk.
whether or not your cakes or biscuits rise correctly. Baking Powder is baking soda along with the addition of an acid, such as alum or cream of tartar (tartaric acid) which aids in the breakdown of the soda to make the recipe "rise" better. Using soda without an added acid, the recipe will not rise as much; often when just soda is used the recipe will call for the addition of lemon juice or vinegar to aid in rising.
The recipe for German chocolate cake from the Joy of Baking is linked below.
Baking soda and baking powder are very different in how they work. Think of baking powder as making something more light and fluffy. Baking soda is going to make something taste less sweet and slightly more light. But yes. If your recipe calls for baking soda, or baking powder using the correct amount of both is important. You cannot substitute one for the other.
To make bread using baking powder instead of yeast, you can use a recipe that includes baking powder as a leavening agent. Baking powder helps the bread rise without the need for yeast. Simply mix the baking powder with the dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients and bake the bread according to the recipe instructions.
Because a recipe describes the steps other people have worked out to make the food taste good. If you follow these steps your cooked food will then taste good too.
To make a delicious garlic bagel, start with a basic bagel recipe and add minced garlic to the dough. You can also brush the bagels with garlic-infused butter before baking for extra flavor. Enjoy the savory taste of garlic in every bite!