What can be substituted for butter in a cake or icing receipe?!
What can be substituted for butter in a cake or icing receipe?
Answers:
You can easily use hard, stick margarine (not whipped tub margarine). Butter has a distinctive flavour that is hard to replace, but margarine would be the best substitute. Crisco or shortening will taste greasy and I don't recommend it.
If you find that butter is too expensive, you can use half butter and half margarine. Then when your icing is mixed up, before you put it on the cake, taste it and add a bit of flavouring if needed -- like vanilla, almond extract, or lemon extract :)
Thanks and bon appetit!
Shelley
www.OneRoastChicken.com
shortening like Crisco
Most any fat product, you will need to decrease the amount as real butter is composed of water and fat. Margarine, lard, Crisco. [solid shortening] Don't remember the exact ratio, you will the best results if you stick to the butter.
If you are trying to go healthy, just use country crock or I can't believe it's not butter... There is less fat and calories in both.
Some recipes will allow vegetable oil, but each will be different...
If you use country crock sticks or I can't believe it's not butter sticks the amount will stay the same.
Substitute apple sauce in the same amounts. Should maintain the correct texture and still taste good.