Buying flour for making cakes

[fionaO 0]

Hi

 

i was planning to bake a regular butter cake n banana cake over the long weekend but being new in town,im hopeless in my german..can someone translate for me on the following items..

1)plain flour

2)self-raising flour

3)vanilla essence

Am i able to find them in regular supermkt like REVE n TENGELMAN?

Thanks for all yr help..

[HellesAngel 1,889]

Try the search for valuable information about the mysteries of flour.

 

Vanilla essence you can find in almost all the supermarkets.

 

Google is good you know.

[englishrose 6]

Plain flour would just be Wezenmehl. A regular brand would be Rosenmehl Type 405

Self Raising flour is not available here, you have to add your own Backpulver (baking powder) Dr Oetkar does little sachets found in the baking section near the flour in the supermarket

Vanilla essence you find in little vials Vanilleextract also in the baking section.

Good luck!!

[mlovett 8,681]

The gist of that flour thread is that 550 is better than 405, for baking.

 

Vanilla essence is found in the regular supermarket, but vanilla extract usually is not. I am making my own: vanilla beans + vodka/rum/etc (high proof booze).

 

FYI baking powder here is not double acting, like it is in the States.

 

Baking soda is Natriumbicarbonat.

 

Happy baking

[westvan 9,706]

You can also substitute the German Vanillezucker for vanilla extract. It's sold in the baking section in little packages. It's not quite the same but it will do in a pinch.

[Malcolm Spudbury 3,527]

 

Self Raising flour is not available here

Yes it is. You just have to know where to look. For example in Munich you can get it at the Hong Kong Market in the Motorama at Rosenheimer Platz.

[DDBug 1,665]

Or the Asian shop on Munich's Hohenzollernplatz, next to the pancake mix.

[fionaO 0]

Thanks all for your kind advice n tips. i hope my butter cake turn out well.

[Renia 60]

Oh cool, I am excited about getting some SR FLour. Off to Hohenzollernplatz next week :)

[HEM 11,163]

Is it THAT hard to add Backpulver to 550 flour? I've been doing that for 25+ years & I'm a guy (& my cakes are brilliant)!!!

[Renia 60]

TBH, it doesn´t work the same for me. My father in law just bought me 3 bottles of vanilla essence from Australia so I am all set to bake some old favourites :)

[PES 3,977]

We do talk about these things now and again... Natural vanilla extract

[fionaO 0]

Hey HEM

i just read elsewhere about mixing 550 with backpulver..will try tomorrow:)..

[HEM 11,163]

Just read ze instructions on the Backpulver packet to get the correct ratio.

[Kommentarlos 983]

But she has already confessed to be hopeless with German. Hence this thread. :rolleyes:

[Carm 74]

that is one for Kommentarlos!

 

hope your cakes turn out, I found using the different butter and flour here, took me a few trys of baking to find the right consistency. Most of my recipies from home I have adjusted by using just a smidge more butter.