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yes, have done so quite a few times when i have had no butter
Butter is always a better choice for flavor and texture than margarine when baking cakes.
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Can you use butter instead of margarine in a recipe?
Most of the time you can, except when baking. It will be somewhat change the texture of cakes and muffins but you can still do it, but for cookies NO WAY!
What are Butter cakes?
Butter cakes rely on leavening agents such as baking powder, baking soda, or yeast
Function of butter?
The functions of butter is a dairy product that can be spread on bread (sandwiches, toast, scones) or used in baking cakes (though margarine is more likely to be used, depending on the recipe).
Why use margarine in cakes?
It is soft at room temp, which makes it easy when the recipe tells you to cream the butter and sugar together. However apart from that margarine makes fairly bad cakes; no real taste, poor keeping quality etc... If you want to make cakes with less saturated fat in than butter-based cakes, look for recipes that use oil instead of butter. But using margarine instead of butter is not a good alternative - the make up of margarine is very different to butter which affects recipes a lot.
What does oil do in baking?
Oil helps baking be moist. If the oil is left out, the baking can be extremely dry. Bakers can substitute many forms of oil including butter and shortening.
What can you replace shortening with in a recipe?
Butter or lard can be used instead of shortening in cakes. Some types of neutral-tasting oils, such as vegetable oil or canola oil, can be used in many cake recipes.
Need good recipes for cakes and cupcakes?
I can give you a good recipe for butterfly cakes. What You Need: · 150 g baking margarine or butter · 150 g unrefined caster sugar · 3 eggs · 150 g self-raising flour · ½ tsp baking powder · 4 tbsp strawberry jam How to make! * * * * * * * * You can also add butter cream or any type of cream. Hope you find this helpful
Which butter or margarine is best for baking cakes and pastries?
Butter is always reccomended for baking, due to it's low water content (compared to margarine) and better taste. The high fat levels in butter help prevent baked goods from staling. Please see related link. Usually the best butter to use is "French butter", due to it's extra low water content.
What is a cooking substitute for shortening?
Options include: Lard, Oils, Butter, Margarine, and in some cases, Mayonaise (breads and cakes only).
Can you provide some vegetarian breakfast recipes?
Gluton-free rice cakes topped bu sunflower margarine and qany kind of sweet fruit on top would cater for most vegetarian tastes in my opinion. For a more indulgent offer, just do a traditional apple pie, but make sure you do the baking with vegetable fats instead of butter.
What can you subsitute for butter in a cake recipe?
There are several fats you can use in baking, if you don't want to use butter. Margarine for example will offer a very good vegetable based substitue, if it is because you are vegetarian. Also any of the non-fat spreads will work ok.
Are layer cakes butter cakes?
Butter cakes include layer cakes
