Which part of yellow cake batter gives it the yellow cake flavor?
We recently made a cobbler by adding oil, water, and powdered yellow cake mix (from a box) on top of sugary fruit filling and it came of the oven crispy and delicious with that distinctive yellow cake flavor. What gives yellow cake its flavor? Even without the egg, this flavor is apparent, so it can't be entirely egg related, especially comparing yellow and white cake flavors.
UPDATE:
It turns out this may be something of an inadvertent trick question. I have yet to test this but I get the idea that store-bought white cake and yellow cake batter powders both have a more similar cake battery taste than I originally suspect. The reason is pretty simple: the combination and ratios of sugar, salt, baking powder, and flour are probably not very different between the two powder mixes (don't be fooled by the yellow food coloring). Later, when the egg or egg whites and butter vs. oil are added it will of course affect the final cake texture but probably not the cake batter flavor.
Another possibility is that yellow cake batter mixes might have artificial butter flavoring whereas white cakes simply use vegetable oil for a lighter flavor.
Best Answer
Yellow cake made from scratch is given its color and flavor from egg yolks. A cake mix from a box, although you didn't add any eggs to it, might already have egg product in it. If it was one of the major brands of cake mix then it will likely have additives such as flavorings and food color to give it its distinctive flavor and color. In the homemade realm a white cake is made with only egg whites and a yellow cake is made with both whites and yolk.
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Yellow cake made from scratch is given its color and flavor from egg yolks.What makes a yellow cake mix yellow?
What is yellow cake? Yellow cake doesn't get its golden hue from food dyes, but from the vibrant color of egg yolks. This cake uses whole eggs rather than separated egg whites, which makes the cake rich and tender.What makes cake batter taste like cake batter?
Buttery notes are among the most prominent in cake and cake batter flavors, and can be easily created with flavor ingredients such as Advanced Biotech's Natural Iso Butyraldehyde.How do you add flavor to yellow cake?
For vanilla or yellow cake mixes, try adding diced crystallized ginger, dried fruit, or fresh berries. For chocolate or vanilla cake mixes, try adding unsweetened shredded coconut, toasted chopped nuts, or chocolate chips.Does yellow cake mix have a flavor?
The yellow variant is a type of plain cake mix that does not contain any extra flavor. Its yellow tint comes from distinctive ingredients, namely butter and egg yolks.Yellow Cake
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