These are emergency substitutions: the recipe results may not be as good and will vary, these are some stand-ins for your staples… just in case.

1 cup light brown sugar = 1 cup granulated sugar plus 1/4 cup molasses

1 cup dark brown sugar = 1 cup granulated sugar plus 1/2 cup molasses

1 cup granulated sugar = 1 cup honey plus 1/2 teaspoon baking soda -or- 1 cup maple syrup plus 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup corn syrup = 1 cup honey or 1 cup maple syrup

1 cup sifted cake flour = 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch

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