Absence of tartaric acid in baking powder makes the taste of the cake bitter due to the presence of\

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(b):Baking powder is a mixture of potassium hydrogen tartarate and sodium hydrogen carbonate. On baking, sodium hydrogen carbonate decomposes to sodium carbonate which is neutralised by tartaric acid. Absence of tartaric acid means persistance of sodium carbonate which gives a bitter taste.