American Beauty High Ratio Cake Flour by Ardent Mills is a premium specialty flour designed for professional and home bakers who demand exceptional results. This flour is very finely milled from cleaned, sound soft red winter wheat, creating an extra-fine consistency with lower protein content than all-purpose flour. The bleaching process produces a paler color and less dense grain structure.

The high ratio designation indicates this flour's ability to carry maximum levels of sugar and water with even distribution throughout the batter, making it uniquely suited for recipes with high proportions of liquid and sweetener. This superior absorption creates cakes with a light, moist, soft texture and delicate crumb that melts in your mouth. The reduced gluten content prevents chewiness, allowing baked goods to achieve the tender, high-rising structure that defines quality cakes.

Ideal applications include layer cakes, sheet cakes, wedding cakes, cupcakes, pound cakes, sponge cakes, chiffon cakes, angel food cakes, snack cakes, tortes, jelly rolls, and indulgent pies and pastries. Cakes made with high ratio flour also enjoy a longer shelf life compared to those made with standard all-purpose flour. Each 50-pound bag is kosher certified and should be used within six months of purchase for optimal freshness. Contains wheat. Made in the USA.