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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.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 14y agoYou can usually use either salted or unsalted butter or margarine in a cake.
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∙ 12y agoYes you can. Butter will add more colur to the cake and also makes it slightly lighter, but the increased fat content may be damagaing to people's health.
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Can you use margarine instead of butter in an apple crumble cake?
Yes you can.
Can you use regular milk instead butter milk in a cake?
yes you can, it just won't taste as good.
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.
Why do you use butter in cake?
do you want a salty cake
Can you use butter instead of shortening in a black forest cake when the recipe calls for both butter and shortening?
Yes, might taste a little different but still delicious!
Can you coat a cake pan with sugar instead of flour?
You need to do it with butter
Can you use vegetable oil to bake cake instead of butter?
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.
Can you use shortening instead of butter for a cake?
Yes, for one cup of shortening use one cup of butter.
How can you make your butter cake come out less dry?
Use more butter?
Can you use coconut oil to make pound cake instead of butter?
Might be too heavy, leading to soggy or a dense textured cake. You can substitute applesauce-the amount is half of what the recipe calls for.
Can you use butter cream to make fondant stick to a cake?
Butter can be used instead of shortening for fondant. Other ingredients needed with this recipe include corn syrup, vanilla and salt.
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.
