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Can you used corn oil to replace butter in baking cake?
Baking-wise it will work,but the butter may taste better.
Can you use margarine instead of butter in a pound cake?
YesA different answer:Butter is a major ingredient in pound cake and the primary source of flavor. Substituting margarine for butter might produce a cake, but it would be an imitation of a pound cake, just as margarine is an inexpensive imitation of butter.
Can you use margrine unstead of butter to bake a cake?
You can try, but its not advisable if you can possibly avoid it. Butter gives the cake a far better flavor than margarine does. But more importantly, margarine and butter have different fat percentages, and if you substitute one for another, you are upsetting the ratio of fats, liquid, sugar, and flour, and may adversely affect the taste, texture and structure of the cake.
What can i use instead of butter for a cake?
You can use any other oil or lard. Cream and other milk products may contain enough fat to have much the same effect as the butter on the texture and taste of your cake. As for fat-free options you could search for and experiment with vegetable gums such as Guar Gum, Pectin, Xantham Gum, etc... that are used in industrial baking as fat substitutes.
Can you use olive oil for cakes?
Yes you can. In fact several Italian cakes call for olive oil. If you substitue olive oil for vegetable oil in a recipe that doesn't call for it, you will probably notice a change in flavor and you may or may not like it.
Is cake a dairy product?
It depends on whether the cake was made with milk and butter or not. Most cakes use milk and butter but there are some that don't. Also, you may substitute milk for water or juice and butter for olive, canola or vegetable oil.
Recipe for bird cake without lard?
You may use peanut butter. Its a good binder to hold other ingredients and it is loaded with protein.
What should you use to bake a chocolate cake if you do not have vegetable oil or olive oil?
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.
What are the ingredients in a hoe cake?
The ingredients in a hoe cake or johnny cake include cornmeal, water or milk, and salt. Sometimes other ingredients like leavening, butter, and/or eggs may be added, and those ingredients would make such bread closer to pancakes.
What do you add to cake flour so you can use it as a cake mix?
To create a cake mix using cake flour, most recipes will call for water, eggs, oil, milk, butter, vanilla extract, shortening, or any mox of those. Some other ingredients may be needed per type of cake (such as additional flavorings, fillings, chocolate chips, dried fruits, and so on).
Can you omit the vegetable oil when making a cake with a cakemix?
Of Course! One very quick and easy way of making a lovely moist cake without eggs, oil, butter or margarine is to just blend it with a block of silken Tofu (soft or firm). And then cook it as per instructions. Saves on the calories too. Otherwise, just melt the same amount of butter or margarine to replace the oil, and add that.
Where does fondant come from?
Depending on the cake. Most cakes begin with a base of flour, baking powder, eggs, sugar, butter, and milk. Then, based on the cake, other things may be added into the bowl or at the end. (For example, if it were a Lemon Cake, you'd have to add lemon rinds, etc.)
