The result showed that cake sample containing
soybean and cassava flours were comparable in quality and
acceptability to those made with 100% wheat flour. Cake
samples containing cassava and soy flours had higher
protein, carbohydrate and fat content than those made of
100% wheat flour. The cake samples were acceptable to the
panellists in terms of colour, flavour, month feel and texture.
From data obtained from this work, recipes containing
cassava flour, full-fat or defatted soy flour and reduced
shortening are advocated to produce more acceptable cakes
of high quality for all age groups.