Why is sugar important in a cake?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

You 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

Answer 3

For sweetness, lightness and to give texture. It enhances 'golden brown' colour. It is also a preservative (to some extent).

Answer 4

If 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.

Answer 5

I should think that sugar is added to sweeten the cake

If you use to much sugar the cake will be heavey and guey

Answer 6

You put sugar in cake so that it could be sweet. Cake without sugar will taste bland.

Answer 7

for flavor and sweetness