Will 'basics' flour make awful cake?

[AWimbaWay]

Asked Dh to grab some plain flour from sainsburys so I could bake a cake with the dcs, he bought their basic range saying he thought it wouldn't matter as it was only for the children to use. It's going to be solid as a brick isn't it?

No. I always buy basics flour and I make a lot of cakes. Nevr had any complaints!

Put an extra spoon of baking powder in that should help.

I use it all the time & am told I'm a very good baker! I think it's all pretty similar.

Although they will be flat if you use plain flour!

Flour's flour afaic. I wouldn't dream of buying anything but basic for any purpose, but as Maureen points out, don't you want self raising for a cake? Basic SR flour also fine.

I was doing this recipe, doesn't mention baking powder . Think the whole 8 egg 10 minute whisking thing maybe makes a difference? Glad to hear basics flour OK though, thank you!

it'll make perfectly normal cake

I'm not much of a cake baker but make a lot of bread where ime the quality of flour makes a big difference, good to know I can save money in the future.

It should be fine.

THe basics bread flour is OK too,

I bake every couple of days and always use basics/value flour....I bake lovely cakes!!

It will be perfectly fine

I always use basics flour, I've never had any complaints!

sift it and it'll be fine

It's fine, I agree with dashoflime that sifting might be a good idea if you're making a sponge cake

Well, cake in the oven so we'll see. Although think it's failure might have more to do with Dd1 dropping two eggs on the floor, Ds falling off chair and hitting his face on table and my giving up too early with the whisking due to Dd2 crying around my ankles.

It was not the fun activity I anticipated !

Another one who bakes with basic flour here. A consumer test I saw yonks ago showed that the basics products they tested were often as good, and sometimes better quality than branded goods! They tested the frshness, nutritional quality, texture etc. and showed how much basics save on the design/ wrapping rather than the content.

Another basic flour user - it's absolutely fine! I have occasionally gone all organic and expensive and honestly, have never really been able to see the difference. My cakes and scones are generally complimented!!

Oh dear, well my cake is hideous, not sure what went wrong but doubt I can blame the flour, we shall be using it as a frisbee tomorrow. Will stick to the mn victoria sponge in future!

I made that cake twice, once heating the egg and suggar mix, once doing it cold

doing it cold works much better as it's impossible to over cook the egg

lovely cake though

Mine wasn't lovely .