My sponge cake success without a kitchen scale

People act like scales are a must, but I've never used one and my cakes are always fluffy. Just baked one that disappeared in minutes.

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the_joel6mo ago

In my old bakery job, we weighed EVERY ingredient in grams. Flour measured by cups can vary by like 20% depending on how you scoop it. That difference turns a fluffy sponge into a brick, no joke. I've seen home bakers swear by cups, but their cakes are never the same twice. For something as tricky as sponge, a scale is the ONLY way to get it right every time. Sure, you might get lucky, but why gamble with dessert?

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the_hugo6mo ago

Remember that time I tried to make a Victoria sponge without a scale? Ended up with something closer to a doorstop than a cake. Who even decided cups were a good idea for flour, when it packs down so easily? You'd think after a few brick-like results, people would just buy a cheap scale. But then, maybe the mystery of never knowing how it'll turn out is part of the fun for some?

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jason1016mo ago

Yeah, cups make baking such a gamble. My last attempt at a sponge turned into a sad, flat brick lmao.

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