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.
you can use butter of margarine
butter works great. :)
whip cream
It depends on what you are making
Butter!
Yes and yes.
Yes, but the flavor will be altered and not have the butter flavor from the butter flavored shortening
No you cant
yes
Yes, you can. The ratio is the same. However, make sure that you let the butter sit out so that it is softened (room temperature).
Butter is one type of shortening. Use a cup of butter.
Yes, you can melt shortening and use in a cake recipe. It will change the texture and possibly add heaviness to the cake, but it will still be good.
Yes, butter can be substituted for shortening in most recipes. The resulting product will have more intense flavor, but may be a bit flatter or thinner. When using salted butter, one should also reduce the additional salt called for in the recipe.
yes
Depending on your recipe: You can replace eggs in the recipe with this formula (per egg): 1/4 cup applesauce or 1/2 banana 1 tsp. baking powder If your recipe calls for milk you can always use water, juice or rice milk. If your recipe calls for butter you can use margarine or shortening.