I agree that using all AP flour should be fine, but you may want to triple sift it to incorporate more air, and be *very careful* not to "over-mix" batter after flour has been added.
This is an aside - one of the ways cake flour and AP flour are different is the micron size they are ground to. Also cake flour is "lower" in "protein." Cake flour is more thirsty/absorbent, so if I'm making flour substitutions, I always have extra "moisture" on hand. Moisture, in cake language is any of the following ingredients: sugar, butter, buttermilk, milk, eggs, egg whites, egg yolks. There are few cake recipes that balk at an extra egg, so use your baker's intuition when making the batter.
Hi there! It's easy to make your own cake flour at home by sifting together all-purpose flour and cornstarch: https://food52.com/blog/8375-how-to-diy-cake-flour-and-self-rising-flour
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This is an aside - one of the ways cake flour and AP flour are different is the micron size they are ground to. Also cake flour is "lower" in "protein." Cake flour is more thirsty/absorbent, so if I'm making flour substitutions, I always have extra "moisture" on hand. Moisture, in cake language is any of the following ingredients: sugar, butter, buttermilk, milk, eggs, egg whites, egg yolks. There are few cake recipes that balk at an extra egg, so use your baker's intuition when making the batter.