What is the difference between regular flour and cake flour?

Question

What is the difference between regular flour and cake flour?

Answer 1

Cake flour makes a more tender cake

Answer 2

one is all purpose flour.

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Answer 3

All-purpose flour has a higher gluten level than cake flour. There's really no good way I know of to take the gluten out. It will make the cake tougher than you'd like.

If you are going to regular flour you need to sift it a couple of times before using it...cake flour is a lot lighter.

Answer 4

cake flour is more fine I think.

Answer 5

Cake flour has less gluten and it will make a more tender cake.