Cake flour substitute
1 cup cake flour = 1 cup all-purpose flour, minus 2 tablespoons, + 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Cake flour is lower in protein, so cakes come out softer. You can get close with all-purpose flour and cornstarch.
Substitutes for 1 cup cake flour
Option 1
1 cup all-purpose flour, minus 2 tablespoons, + 2 tablespoons cornstarch
Sift the two together at least twice. Good for cakes, cupcakes and biscuits.
Amounts are for a US recipe. Need to convert them? See cups to grams.
Questions
What can I use instead of cake flour?
For 1 cup cake flour, you can use 1 cup all-purpose flour, minus 2 tablespoons, + 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
What is the best substitute for cake flour?
For most recipes, use 1 cup all-purpose flour, minus 2 tablespoons, + 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Sift the two together at least twice. Good for cakes, cupcakes and biscuits.
Anything to watch for when swapping cake flour?
Measure by weight if you can. A cup of all-purpose flour is 120 g, so use 105 g of flour plus 15 g of cornstarch.