In many cakes, fat also contributes to the fluffiness of the final product. When sugar is creamed with fat, small pockets of air form from the sharp edges of the crystals interacting with the fat. These pockets form a finer grain in the finished product. Fats also carry flavors and add to a tender mouth-feel.
These three countries certainly stood out in the clip for exceptionally large cups that were bigger -- sometimes significantly so -- than those sold in other countries. Take a large cup at a McDonaldâs in the United States, for example, which holds about 32 ounces of liquid. This, says Buzzfeed, is one and a half times bigger than a large cup at an outlet in Japan. Sizing is so different, in fact, that a medium-sized cup in the U.S. is apparently bigger than Japanâs large-sized one.
The same year McDonald's began selling small 7-ounce cups of soda, Coca-Cola released drink sizes that hit 10, 12, 16, and 26 ounces. For 25 years, a 26-ounce drink was the biggest soda a person could buy. Then in 1980, a shift occurred when 7-Eleven began its Big Gulp campaign. Big Gulp fountain drink cup sizes steadily rose throughout the decade and beyond, beginning at 32 ounces in 1980, then climbing to 44 ounces in 1986, 64 ounces in 1989, and a behemoth 128 ounces in 2006. Called the Team Gulp, the 128-ounce cup holds a gallon of soda.