I'm sure it is baking soda and it is used for making the cake rise (leavening). In a lot of recipes, a chemical agent such as vinegar or in this case, sour cream is combined with the baking soda to make the cake rise when it bakes. I'm not sure if you would want to leave it out. You do have baking powder in the recipe to achieve the same result. I've seen other recipes that use both baking soda and baking powder together.
Marcie Brink-Chaney CVRT CATIS Visually Impaired Services University Health Center Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit Medical Center Address: 4201 St. Antoine Detroit MI 48201 Phone: (313)745-4131 Email: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Marilyn Pennington via Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2018 12:20 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Marilyn Pennington Subject: Re: [CnD] ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CAKE & FROSTING Hi Lisa, I didn't think of that. I hadn't had my second cup of coffee when I answered that message. M arilyn -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 5, 2018 11:35 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Lisa Belville <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [CnD] ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CAKE & FROSTING Hi. This is baking soda, not carbonated drinking soda. I've noticed that older recipes call baking soda just soda, maybe because the beverage wasn't thought of as soda when the recipe was made originally. Lisa On 11/5/2018 8:57 AM, Eileen Scrivani via Cookinginthedark wrote: > Hi, > > Over all this appears like a decent recipe, but can anyone explain why is the > soda necessary? I think of soda as a junk ingredient and I don’t get why so > many of these recipes call for it. In the case of this Zucchini cake its such > a minuscule amount my gut tells me it can be left out. > > Even so, I would like to know what purpose it serves in the recipe. I’ve > stopped drinking soda and don’t even keep it in the house any longer. > > Thanks. > > Eileen > > > From: Marilyn Pennington via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Sunday, November 4, 2018 10:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Marilyn Pennington ; [email protected] > Subject: [CnD] ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CAKE & FROSTING > > > ZUCCHINI CHOCOLATE CAKE & FROSTING > > > > > 1/2 c. soft butter > 1/2 c. vegetable oil > 1 3/4 c. sugar > 2 eggs > 1 tsp. vanilla > 1/2 c. sour cream > 2 c. chopped zucchini > 2 1/2 c. flour > 4 tbsp. cocoa > 1/2 tsp. cinnamon > 1/2 tsp. nutmeg > 1/2 tsp. baking powder > 1 tsp. soda > > Mix butter, vegetable oil and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla, sour cream and > zucchini. Mix well. Add dry ingredients. Mix. Put in greased 9 x 13 > inch cake pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. > > FROSTING: > > 1 stick butter > 6 tbsp. milk > 2 tbsp. cocoa > > Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and add: 1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. chopped > nuts > (opt.) > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark This message (including any attachments) is confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the message (including any attachments) and notify the originator that you received the message in error. Any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifies and with authority, states them to be the views of Tenet Healthcare Corporation. _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
