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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.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 6y agoYou really don't need margarine; you can use butter, shortening, vegetable oil, etc. Most cakes need some fat or oil in the recipe.
Just avoid strongly flavored fats like lard that might give the cake an unpleasant note.
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∙ 14y agoIt is cheaper and softer than butter. I hope that is what you meant. Sorry if it isn't.
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∙ 11y agoYou can always substitute unsalted butter for margarine. Margarine is used in most recipes because it has become the "healthier" alternative to butter, as it contains substantially less fat.
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∙ 15y agoIt makes it more stuck together
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∙ 11y agoBecause it's low in fat
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Can you use butter instead of margarine when baking cakes?
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.
What is margarine used for in the bakeshop?
Margarine is used in a bakers to help make pies, cakes and pastries. It help s them rise
Can you buy margarine in the UK?
Yes you can buy margarine in the UK. It exists in the original quite hard form which is good for use in baking cakes and pastries and also in the more modern soft form which you can spread straight from the refrigerator.
Can you substitute vegetable oil with something else in baking?
In cakes: Increase the amount called for by 15% and use vegetable shortening or non-dairy margarine.
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!
Can you use 65 percent margarine spread in making fudge?
The fudge recipe says to use margarine,not the spread kind. All stick margarine says 60-65% vegetable oil spread. Can you use the stick margarine with that label?
What is a cooking substitute for shortening?
Options include: Lard, Oils, Butter, Margarine, and in some cases, Mayonaise (breads and cakes only).
What is use to measure a tube of margarine?
What unit is used to measure a tub of margarine
What can you use to replace butter?
You can use margarine
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.
Can you use margarine in a sentence?
Yes, but butter tastes better! -No, really! :) "Please pass the margarine." "Is margarine better for you than butter?" "I prefer the taste of margarine." "Would you like your margarine by the stick or in the tub?"
What to use instead of sunflower margarine?
Unless you have some kind of allergy, you may substitute sunflower margarine for any kind of margarine or butter.
