Question

Trina tried to bake a cake for her friend, but she found that the cake was very

hard and not fluffy at all. She immediately realized her mistake and baked another

one which was perfect. What was her mistake in the first case? Give reason to your

answer.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Theory-1

The mistake she made was that she didnt let the yeast reproduce in the batter which didnt make it fluffy

Theory-2

Another mistake she could have done was she put very less baking powder or yeast which couldnt make it much fluffy.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Trina must have forgotten to add leavening agents like baking soda

Baking soda, when heated liberates carbon dioxide gas along with other products. The $CO_{2}$ liberated makes the bread rise and become soft and spongy.

Here's the chemical reaction.