Substitute For Baking Soda???

Baking By loves2bake Updated 12 Jun 2011 , 1:43pm by LindaF144a

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loves2bake Posted 11 Jun 2011 , 11:30pm
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Scratch Bakers:
Pls Help! I am out of baking soda and need to make this cake tonight! The recipe calls for 1 1/2 tsp of Bkg Soda and all I have is Bkg Pwder. The recipe also calls for Bkg Pwdr. Can I use more? Please help! ASAP
Thanks in advance!
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loves2bake Posted 11 Jun 2011 , 11:40pm
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B U M P

Does anyone know?? Please help!

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loves2bake Posted 11 Jun 2011 , 11:51pm
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Forget this.. It's not worth messing up my recipe for 79 cents..lol If anyone does know the answer, I'll still be interested for next time icon_smile.gif

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mena2002 Posted 12 Jun 2011 , 3:47am
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substitute 1 tsp baking soda with 2 tsp of double-acting baking powder plus replace the acidic liquid ingredient in the recipe with a non-acidic liquid.

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loves2bake Posted 12 Jun 2011 , 4:04am
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Thanks Mena, but How do you know this?? lol

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LindaF144a Posted 12 Jun 2011 , 1:43pm
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I think this also depends on the recipe.

There is no way you could replace the chocolate in a recipe. Also too much BP and you get a soapy taste. Your best bet is to run to a store! I made a chocolate cupcake recipe last week. I'm chatting away while putting it together and totally missed that I put in baking powder instead of soda. The cupcakes never rose and had a hallow center that came from the bottom up. I stood there scratching my head wondering why my recipe didn't work and that is when I noticed the PB sitting on the counter.

I chalked it up to a learning experience and made another batch. They came out beautiful with the right ingredients.

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