Cake Flour or Regular?
 

I want to make the 'perfect' pound cake for the upcoming holidays. I usually use regular flour but was wondering if cake flour would be better.

Your thoughts please. Tips and suggestions for a making a better cake also welcome.

It's a pretty complicated issue, I guess. Since King Arthur Flour is pretty much all I buy, I checked their blogs to learn more about a cake flour vs. regular. You can read all about it here: http://www.kingarthurflour.com/blog/...of-cake-flour/ They discuss all the pros and cons for pound cake, etc. Good luck. I don't think I've bought cake flour in years, but what probably matters is the recipe you use. I think you can get good pound cake recipes on King Arthur's site and see what you prefer. Happy baking!

I think for pound cake the regular flour would work better. Pound cake is a sturdy cake, and regular cake is light and fluffy. That's just my opinion, but I've been baking successfully over 50 years.

Unless a recipe specifically calls for cake flour, I use regular all-purpose.

i use regular all-purpose flour that is what i use..

I, too, use regular, all-purpose flour. It always seems to work.

I think you're only supposed to use cake flour when the recipe specifically calls for it. I have a feeling it would be too light for pound cake. Why don't you google it?

If your recipe calls for cake flour and you don't have any there is a substitution you can google. It involves measuring out your flour and taking out I think two Tbs. Then replace it with an equal amount of cornstarch and sift 5X to make it light. I've done it but seldom so I have to re-google it every time. I too doubt that a poundcake would use cake flour.

I usually use non-bleached flour and the last pound cake I made tasted really good.

Personally, I find Duncan makes the best pound cake, although in a biz!..use it to make Easter lamb cakes every year...never lost a head or ear!!!!!