[Avodah] taking off chalah from cake dough

[Arie Folger]

Reb Jeff "Sterling Touch" wrote:
> Someone just told me that one is required to remove
> chalah from cake dough as well as bread dough. Has
> anybody else heard this? Is there a difference
> between  a commercial baker and home baker?
>  Jeff

Correct. This is known as a belilah rakah, and as long as, once baked, it has 
the consistency of bread/cake, which it usually does, one needs to separate 
chalah. However, you'd have to make a gigantic cake to reach the requisite 
shiur in a home setting. (at least 1.2kg of flour).

Arie Folger