HOW BAKING POWDER MAKES THE CAKE SOFT AND SPONGY???????????
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When baking powder mixes with water present in dough made for baking cake, then sodium hydrogencarbonate reacts with tartaric acid to evolve carbon dioxide gas. The carbon dioxide gas produced gets trapped in wet dough and bubbles out slowly making the cake to rise and become soft and spongy.
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Baking Powder: Baking powder is a mixture of baking soda and a mild edible acid.
Chemical reaction: When baking powder is heated or mixed in water,CO2 is produced.This Carbon dioxide causes bread or cake to rise making soft and spongy.
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