Butter makes a cake moist, adds flavor, and acts as a minor binding agent to help hold the cake together. Vegetables are not commonly put into cakes.
vegetable oil or butter
A suitable shortening substitute for cake is vegetable oil or melted butter.
Butter is always good.
This question already has a very good answerCan_you_substitute_vegetable_oil_for_butter_in_a_cake_recipe
Yes, the two are interchangeable. However, oil usually results in a moister texture to the finished cake.
== == I have never tried this with butter but it works for substituting for oil You can substitute vegetable oil for butter in a cake, but be aware that some vegetable oils have a strong or savoury flavour that might not be suitable for a cake. Taste the oil first. Also, butter, being a natural animal product, melts at body temperature, giving a luxurious mouth-feel as it melts in your mouth, so this aspect of the pleasant texture of the cake will be lost. Also, butter can be whipped or creamed more easily to incorporate air into the cake and will therefore more easily give a lighter cake than oil.
Yes, if you mean for greasing the pan it works about the same
Most cake recipes actually call for butter. Some recipes call for vegetable oil. It all depends on the recipe.
vegetable butter
When a cake recipe calls for shortening, you can substitute it with butter or margarine for a richer flavor, but the texture may be slightly different. Vegetable oil can also be used, but it will change the cake's consistency and moisture level. If you have Crisco (a brand of shortening), it's the best direct substitute. Overall, the choice depends on the desired flavor and texture of the cake.
shortening can be used for cookies because you don't have to put it in the freezer like butter. but you can use butter or vegetable oil to replace shortening but you will have to wait.
Butter.A further response:Since margarine was developed as an inexpensive substitute for butter, butter is also a good substitute for margarine. Depending on exactly what recipe you are making, other possible substitutes might be lard or chicken fat (schmaltz), or a neutral tasting vegetable oil such as canola oil. Each type of fat will produce a slightly different baked product.