Yes, if you mean for greasing the pan it works about the same
Yes, you can but only for cakes that require the use of oil. If you use it for other cakes requiring butter it won't have the same flavour.
use unsalted butter instead of lard
No, that won't work.
Yes. It makes the cake taste better. Gives it a richer flavor and texture.
You can but you'll need to reduce the quantity of any liquid added, since vegetable spread is higher in liquid than butter. Otherwise your batter will be too sloppy.
Yes, you can substitute margarine for butter in no bake cookies.
Avoid frying foods in oil or butter. Both oil and butter contain a lot of fat; if you are diabetic, you need to lower your fat intake to help prevent heart disease. Bake or broil instead of frying whenever possible. If you feel the need to eat fried food, use low-fat cooking spray instead of butter or low-fat vegetable oil. You should also use margarine instead of butter whenever possible; however, remember to count the carbohydrates if you use margarine.
You should try to use baking powder instead of baking soda, if that's not the problem try using about 2/3 cup of oil instead of 1 stick of margerine or butter or chill your dough for about 2 hours before you bake the cookies. you could also use more butter.
You can use shortening, butter or margarine, or even mayonnaise or lard in some recipes. Actually, many chocolate cake recipes call for mayonnaise instead of oil or butter. Just keep in mind that margarine has a higher water content than butter, so you may want to use all butter or half butter/half margarine if that's the substitution you choose.
no, margarine is oil based, i did it once with some frosting and it turns out oily and tasted horrible.
Butter has a lower melting point than shortening. The cookies may spread a little further and they may tend to burn on the bottoms.
yes