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

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Baking Soda (Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate) is formed when Sodium Chloride reacts with Ammonia, Water and Carbon Dioxide. Baking Soda is used in cakes to make them fluffy.

1. Baking Soda is used along with tartaric acid in cakes to break Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate into Sodium, Water and Carbon Dioxide.

2. This Carbon Dioxide rises the dough making cake fluffy. On the other hand, addition of tartaric acid brings pleasant taste.

3. If tartaric acid won't used then due to heat, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate will give a bitter taste.

Answer 2

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.