Question

1. What is baking powder?
How does it make the cake soft and spongy?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Baking powder is a compound of carbonate which is used in bakery to raise dough.

The carbon dioxide evolved during the process of baking makes the cake spongy

Answer 2

Answer:

1. Baking powder is a dry chemical leavening agents a mixture of a carbonate and bicarbonate and a weak acid. The base and acid are prevented from reacting prematurely by the inclusion of a buffer such as cornstarch. Baking powder is used to increase the volume and lighten the texture of baked goods.

2. Baking powder is mixed with the flour when water is added to this flour to make dough, baking powder undergoes a chemical reaction during which carbon dioxide gas is produced. This carbon dioxide gas gets trapped into the dough and bubbles out which cause the cake to rise making it soft and spongy.

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