What Is Bicarbonate and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about bicarbonate and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 8 recipes to cook tonight.

Recipes using bicarbonate

There are 8 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Favourite Coca Cola Cake

Coca Cola cake, a moist, fudgy chocolate cake with cola whisked into both the batter and the glossy poured frosting. The fizz keeps the crumb tender while a warm cocoa icing sinks right in.

Teisen Sir Fon (Anglesey Cake)

Teisen Sir Fon: a traditional Welsh fruit cake from Anglesey, made with lard, molasses, mixed spice, ginger, and dried fruit. Humble, deeply flavored, and rooted in North Wales tea-time baking.

Shredded Beef, Family Style

Chinese family-style shredded beef stir-fried with celery, ginger, chili, and nam yuey in a hot wok. A fast, fiery weeknight dish with layers of savory, tangy heat.

Devils Food Cake

A delicious all chocolate cake with a delicious thich chocolate icing

Gingerbread From Lucerne(Luzern)

Swiss gingerbread from Lucerne with pear purée, walnuts, whole wheat flour and a warming mix of star anise, cloves, cinnamon and ginger. Traditional Lebkuchen-style holiday bake.

Porter Cake

Traditional Irish porter cake made with stout beer, currants, raisins, mixed peel, and brown sugar. A dense, rich fruit cake that improves with a week of resting before slicing.

Porter Cake (Irish)

Irish Porter Cake is a dense, dark fruit cake made with Guinness, currants, raisins, mixed peel, and warm spices. Bakes for up to 3 hours, then rests a full week before cutting.

Battered Saveloys (Australia)

Classic Aussie battered saveloys on a stick, double-dipped and deep-fried until golden and crunchy. Just like the fish and chip shop, this easy 15-minute recipe brings the carnival home.

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