Whats the difference between all-purpose flour and cake flour?
All-purpose flour is made from a blend of high-gluten hard wheat and low-gluten soft wheat and contains 10-11% protein. It is used for a wide variety of recipes, from breads to cookies and cakes. All-purpose flour comes in 2 basic forms: Bleached and unbleached, which can be used interchangeably. Cake or pastry flour is fine-textured soft wheat flour with a high starch content. It makes very tender cakes and pastry.