Cake, Cookie & Tart Flour

Soft, low-strength flours for tender cakes, crisp cookies and short pastry.

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48 flours

Our top picks

Top pick Molino Dallagiovanna

Dallagiovanna Frolla Tipo 00 · 5kg

Strength: Low W 150–190

$24.99 USD

1 total reviews

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Mulino Caputo

Caputo Baking Flour 00 · 1kg

Strength: Low W 200–220

$5.99 USD

83 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Buratto Pasticceria · 1kg

Strength: Low W 180–200

$9.99 USD

2 total reviews

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Molino Colombo

Colombo Sal De Riso Tipo 1 · 2kg

Strength: Medium W 200–220

$11.99 USD

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Molini Pizzuti

Pizzuti Pastry Tipo 00 · 1kg

Strength: Medium W 220

$4.49 USD

~~$5.99 USD~~ $4.49 USD

1 total reviews

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Molino Dallagiovanna

Dallagiovanna Frolla Tipo 00 · 1kg

Strength: Low W 150–190

$4.99 USD

7 total reviews

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Frollina Tipo 00 · 1kg

Strength: Low W 160

$4.99 USD

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Frollina Tipo 00 · 25kg

Strength: Low W 160

$89.99 USD

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Also works well

Built for something else, but these handle this style well.

Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Manitaly Tipo 0 · 1kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Very strong W 340–360

$6.99 USD

154 total reviews

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Manitaly Tipo 0 · 25kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Very strong W 340–360

$99.99 USD

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94 total reviews

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Foricher Les Moulins

Foricher Bagatelle T45 Gruau · 1kg

Strength: Medium W 250+

$6.99 USD

31 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Buratto Tipo 2 · 1kg

Strength: Strong W 280–320

$9.99 USD

14 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Organic Tipo 0 · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Medium W 260–320

$9.99 USD

13 total reviews

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Manitaly Tipo 0 · 12.5kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Very strong W 340–360

$59.99 USD

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29 total reviews

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Foricher Les Moulins

Foricher Bagatelle T55 · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Medium W 250+

$6.99 USD

11 total reviews

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Molino Quaglia

Petra Chef · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

11.5% protein

$6.99 USD

13 total reviews

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Molino Grassi

Grassi Organic Tipo 00 · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

$6.99 USD

10 total reviews

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Tipo 1 · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Medium W 200–250

$5.99 USD

8 total reviews

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Francine

Francine Fluide T45 · 1kg

8.4% protein

$4.99 USD

~~$6.99 USD~~ $4.99 USD

3 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Macina Whole Wheat · 1kg

Strength: Strong W 290–310

$9.99 USD

4 total reviews

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Tipo 2 · 1kg

$5.99 USD

5 total reviews

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Molini Pizzuti

Pizzuti All Purpose Tipo 00 · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Low W 200

$4.49 USD

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Francine

Francine T45 All-Purpose · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

$7.99 USD

4 total reviews

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Molino Grassi

Grassi Organic Tipo 00 · 5kg

Everyday all-purpose

$32.99 USD

3 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Sapori Antichi · 1kg

13.1% protein

$13.99 USD

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Foricher Les Moulins

Foricher Bagatelle T45 Gruau · 25kg

Strength: Medium W 250+

$99.99 USD

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1 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Buratto Tipo 2 · 25kg

Strength: Strong W 280–320

$139.99 USD

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1 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Khorasan Kamut · 1kg

13% protein

$14.99 USD

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Mulino Marino

Marino Enkir · 1kg

14.1% protein

$13.99 USD

2 total reviews

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Molino Dallagiovanna

Dallagiovanna Uniqua Arancio · 10kg

Strength: Medium W 240–260

$49.99 USD

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Mulino Marino

Marino Organic Tipo 00 · 1kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Strong W 320–350

$9.99 USD

25 total reviews

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Francine

Francine Organic T55 · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

$9.99 USD

14 total reviews

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Molino Dallagiovanna

Dallagiovanna Universale · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Medium W 250

$4.99 USD

11 total reviews

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Mulino Caputo

Caputo Saccorosso Tipo 00 · 25kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Strong W 300–320

$99.99 USD

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20 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Organic Tipo 00 · 5kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Strong W 320–350

$39.99 USD

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10 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Organic Tipo 0 · 5kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Medium W 260–320

$39.99 USD

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6 total reviews

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Molino Pasini

Pasini All Purpose 00 · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Low W 200–220

$5.99 USD

4 total reviews

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Foricher Les Moulins

Foricher Bagatelle T45 Gruau · 5kg

Strength: Medium W 250+

$34.99 USD

2 total reviews

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Molino Piantoni

Piantoni Mille Ricette · 1kg

Everyday all-purpose

12% protein

$3.99 USD

~~$5.99 USD~~ $3.99 USD

4 total reviews

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Molino Colombo

Colombo Organic Tipo 1 · 2kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Strong W 260–280

$11.99 USD

4 total reviews

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Molino Quaglia

Petra Integrale Whole Grain · 1kg

14.5% protein

$9.99 USD

2 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Organic Tipo 00 · 25kg

Strong all-rounder

Strength: Strong W 320–350

$139.99 USD

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3 total reviews

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Foricher Les Moulins

Foricher Pâtissière T55 · 25kg

$99.99 USD

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1 total reviews

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Molino Dallagiovanna

Dallagiovanna Universale · 5kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Medium W 220–280

$24.99 USD

1 total reviews

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Molino Dallagiovanna

Dallagiovanna Uniqua Gialla · 10kg

Strength: Strong W 280–320

$49.99 USD

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2 total reviews

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Mulino Marino

Marino Organic Tipo 0 · 25kg

Everyday all-purpose

Strength: Medium W 260–320

$139.99 USD

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1 total reviews

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Sfoglia Tipo 00 · 12.5kg

Strength: Very strong W 330–350

$24.99 USD

~~$59.99 USD~~ $24.99 USD

1 total reviews

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Molino Paolo Mariani

Mariani Delta Tipo 1 · 12.5kg

Strength: Strong W 280–300

$74.99 USD

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Choosing a cake and pastry flour

Cakes, cookies, tarts and pasta frolla want the opposite of pizza flour: a soft, Low-strength flour, roughly W 150–220. Less gluten means a tender, short crumb that does not turn chewy.

Most of these are soft-wheat Tipo 00 flours milled for pastry. A few stone-ground pastry flours add a nutty depth to tart shells and cookies.

For sponge cakes, sift the flour and fold gently; for shortcrust, keep the dough cold and handle it as little as possible.

Common questions

Is Italian 00 flour the same as cake flour?

Only the soft ones. Tipo 00 describes how refined the flour is, not its strength. For cakes, choose a Low-strength 00 made for pastry, around W 150–220.

What flour is best for pasta frolla?

A soft pastry flour with a low W. It keeps shortcrust tender and crumbly.

Can I use these flours for bread?

They are too weak for most breads. For bread, see our bread flours.