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Cakes normally combine some kind of flour, a sweetening agent which is commonly sugar, a binding agent that is generally eggs, though gluten or starch are often used by vegetarians and vegans. Fats which consist usually of butter, shortening, or margarine, although a fruit puree such as applesauce is sometimes substituted to avoid using fat, a liquid, though many cakes lack these ingredients and instead rely on air bubbles in the dough to expand and cause the cake to rise.
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