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Eating and Drinking => Kitchen Natter => Topic started by: Madame Cholet on December 19, 2014, 08:22

Title: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: Madame Cholet on December 19, 2014, 08:22
this is the first time i have used oil instead of marg
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: mumofstig on December 19, 2014, 08:46
Yum! I have a few recipes that use oil and they work well, I find.

Most modern margarines are very liquid, anyway, I find.
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: sunshineband on December 19, 2014, 08:52
Well risen, MC  :)
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: Madame Cholet on December 20, 2014, 16:52
Thank you :)
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: Mrs Bee on December 20, 2014, 21:22
Well done MC.

Mary Berry has a chocolate cake which uses oil instead of butter with milk and golden syrup which is very good.

And a lot of American cake recipes use oil for the fat too.
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: Madame Cholet on December 21, 2014, 22:09
Lot less additives than marg and no refrigeration.
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: chrissie B on January 11, 2015, 16:25
Cake looks good what oil did you use and is it an ordinary type sponge?
did you decorate it . A friend said she made pastry with oil putting it all in a tupper ware box and shake it rapidly till it came together chill it and use as normal .
chrissie b
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: Madame Cholet on January 11, 2015, 18:00
I used light olive oil and put the same weight in as butter an all in one sponge and dusted it with icing sugar.
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: chrissie B on January 12, 2015, 09:26
Great will give it ago daughter has a work mate who carnt  eat butter and marg
chrissie b
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: Beetroot Queen on January 12, 2015, 16:57
Great will give it ago daughter has a work mate who carnt  eat butter and marg
chrissie b

Vitalite dairy free works well in cakes we have tried
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: Kevin67 on January 12, 2015, 17:01
My g/son is dairy-allergic and we use Vitalite in baking for him. It works well! Nice cake by the way!
Title: Re: Birthday cake really chuffed
Post by: chrissie B on January 13, 2015, 22:55
I think its more of a dislike than an allergy,  i used vitalite years ago is it better on the fat count .
chrissie b