Why Does Cake Batter Rise When Baked? Yeast? Eggs? Magic?
Do you know why cakes rise when you bake them in the oven? The answer isn't yeast, as many people think.
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Why Does Cake Batter Rise When Baked? Yeast? Eggs? Magic?
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on Apr. 30, 2012 at 1:54 PM
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on Apr. 30, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Yeah. And the egg helps it stay up. You dont put yeast in cakes.
Quoting Beautiful31mom:It is baking soda/baking powder. it helps it rise.
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on Apr. 30, 2012 at 2:19 PM
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I'm still trying to get past the thought that there are people who believe that it is yeast that causes a cake to rise.....
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on Apr. 30, 2012 at 6:30 PM
The baking powder/ baking soda, eggs help it stay moist and fluffy. I have never heard of putting yeast in cakes just bread!
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on Apr. 30, 2012 at 6:57 PM
The cake fairy comes along and does it's magically lil thing :D
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