Wheat flour was substituted by chickpea flour, based on the
following experimental design with 17 formulations: control
(wheat flour), chickpea flour substitution (50; 100%), chickpea
varieties (4), and chickpea flour types (white; whole).
Two sets of 12 cakes were prepared from each batter. After
baking, the cakes were removed from the pans and left 1 h for
cooling; then, they were placed on coded white plastic plates,
and sealed with plastic wraps to prevent drying. Eight cakes
from the same batter were used for physical measurements
in fresh cakes (volume, shape, colour and texture), and four
for texture evaluation after 7 and 14 days of storage in order
to study cake staling.