Practice problem
Baking powder is a mix of baking soda and an acid. Why is it used when making cake?
Baking powder is acidic, and helps combat the basic taste of other cake ingredients, such as milk.
Baking soda is basic, and reacts with the acid in baking powder the same way that baking soda and vinegar react in a volcano, helping it rise.
Baking soda is very basic, so baking powder adds a small amount of acid in order to improve the taste while reacting the same way with the flour to help the cake bake.
Type a concept, like “slope” or “photosynthesis”.
