Question

Why is baking soda important while preparing bread or cake?

Answer 1

Alfred Bird discovered the first modern baking powder when searching for a yeast-free way to make bread for his wife, who suffered allergies to eggs and yeast. Baking powder, like baking soda and yeast, is a leavening agent that causes batter to rise. Baking powder lightens the texture of cakes by enlarging air bubbles within the batter. The correct use of baking powder makes the difference between a light and fluffy cake and a chocolate brick.

Answer 2

Cake is a form of sweet food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients, that is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations