The work investigated the effects of substituting 10%, 15% or 20% of sprouted or blanched soybean flour and 30%
cassava flour for wheat flout in cakes. Peeled cassava roots fermented (24h) in excess water at 27±2 C were rinsed out of water,
sundried for 6 days and oven-dried (50 C) for 16h before being milled into flour. Flour was sieved through si
sizes. Soybean sample (1000g) soaked in excess water at 27±2 C for 16h was sprouted for 48h.Another 1000g of soybean sample was
hot-water blanched (5minutes). Both sample were dehulled, sun-dried (6 days), and oven-dried (50 C) for 16h. The soybean
samples were milled into flour. Cake sample were baked from blends of 30% cassava flour, 60, or 50% wheat flour, and 10%, 15%
20% sprouted or blanched soybean flour. Control sample were baked from 100% wheat flour. The flours and cakes were analyzed
for chemical composition while only the cakes were evaluated for sensory properties. Soy flours had the highest protein and fat
contents with 42.15% protein and 25.88% fat for sprouted, and 21.80% protein and 23.93% fat for blanched samples. Sprouting
improved protein and fat contents of soy flours. Increasing soy flour in cakes increased protein (and fat) contents of cake samples.
Protein content of cakes with 100% wheat flour was 11.23% but increased to 12.13% and 13.08% for 15 and 20% sprouted soy
flour substitution, and to 12.18 and 12.49% for 15 and 20% blanched soy flour substitution. Sensory scores indicated high
acceptability for all the cake samples