Our food allergies prevent me from purchasing cake flour at the grocery store, but they don't keep me from making recipes that call for cake flour. This homemade cake flour substitute works well, I can control the allergens, and I can use ingredients that I already have on hand. For each cup of cake flour called for in a recipe, you can easily use a cup of this substitute. There's no need to adjust the amount of flour used. This mixture can be used in any recipe that calls for cake flour or any baked good that might benefit from the use of a flour with a bit less protein to create something light. I use this mix in nearly all of my non-bread baking recipes.
Author: Jennifer from 1840 Farm
Ingredients
1cupall-purpose flour
2tablespoonscornstarch
Instructions
Measure 1 cup of all-purpose flour into a small bowl. Remove 2 tablespoons of the flour. Add 2 tablespoons of cornstarch to the bowl and whisk lightly to combine. Use as needed in any recipe that calls for cake flour.
Notes
You can mix a large quantity of this cake flour substitute together and keep it in your pantry with your flours and meals so that it is always ready to bake with. Or, you can mix it as needed.