This relates to a method for making a soft cake batter comprising at least 40 wt.% cereal material after baking, the method comprising: - providing flour, culture and other ingredients for the soft cake; - forming a sourdough by mixing and proofing a portion of flour representing at least 25 wt.% of the total flour to be incorporated into the soft cake batter with water and culture; - mixing the sourdough with the remaining flour and the other ingredients for forming the soft cake batter comprising at least 40 wt.% cereal material after baking.本發明關於一種用於製作烘烤後包含至少40重量分穀物材料之軟蛋糕麵糊的方法,該方法包含:- 提供用於該軟蛋糕之麵粉、培養物及其他成分;- 藉由將佔欲併入該軟蛋糕麵糊中之總麵粉之至少25重量分的一部分麵粉與水及培養物混合且醒發來形成酸麵團;- 將該酸麵團與剩餘麵粉及其他成分混合以形成烘烤後包含至少40重量分穀物材料之該軟蛋糕麵糊。