Question

what is baking soda? How does it make the cake soft and spongy?​

Answer 1

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baking powder is mixed with flour and when water is added to make dough baking powder undergoes chemical reaction during which carbon dioxide is produced . this carbon dioxide gas gets trapped in the dough and bubbles out which makes the cakes soft and spongy.

Answer 2

Sodium bicarbonate commonly known as baking soda is a chemical compound of salt composed of sodium cation and bicarbonate anion with formula NaHCO3.

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

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