All about Cakes & Cookies Baking

[Augmum]

tisha:

Can I substitute olive oil for butter while making cookies? I've found a recipe of a savoury biscuit which I would like to try. Just wondering how the substitution will work?

Any one already tried before? Can share some tips... TIA

i happened to have just posted something related to yr question
here it goes

Augmum:

i ever tried cutting down of butter and replaced by olive oil
but then , the taste and smell are affected,
lesser buttery taste and the worst of all, the omega smell is present

i didn't substitute with olive oil totally, only cut down the amt of butter use.

[micollh]

tt’s why when my oven burning… i din get a new one… one reason is so that i dun bake la… else i’ll be eating all the "goodie" haa…


i jst got two blocks of unsalted butter 3 days back, to bake bread… thinking maybe this will be "healthier" …

[tisha]

Augmum:

tisha:

Can I substitute olive oil for butter while making cookies? I've found a recipe of a savoury biscuit which I would like to try. Just wondering how the substitution will work?

Any one already tried before? Can share some tips... TIA

i happened to have just posted something related to yr question
here it goes

Augmum:

i ever tried cutting down of butter and replaced by olive oil
but then , the taste and smell are affected,
lesser buttery taste and the worst of all, the omega smell is present

i didn't substitute with olive oil totally, only cut down the amt of butter use.

Thanks Augmum. I'll try partially substituting butter with olive oil. Since it is a savoury biscuit it might work I believe. For sweet cookies I don't think olive oil will go well.

What about other oils, like sunflower oil?

[tisha]

micollh:

how i wish i could bake again.. but my oven gave up liao.. so i haven been baking for awhile.. and thinking abt it, when i bake i use butte and sugar .. in long run.. usually i eat what i bake.. i gain weigh.. do you eat what u bake or ur family members eat the most of it ?

If my experiment turns out good all will eat. Else everything will end up in my tummy

[micollh]

tisha:

micollh:

how i wish i could bake again.. but my oven gave up liao.. so i haven been baking for awhile.. and thinking abt it, when i bake i use butte and sugar .. in long run.. usually i eat what i bake.. i gain weigh.. do you eat what u bake or ur family members eat the most of it ?

If my experiment turns out good all will eat. Else everything will end up in my tummy

tt' always the case right ?

[Augmum]

tisha:

Thanks Augmum. I'll try partially substituting butter with olive oil. Since it is a savoury biscuit it might work I believe. For sweet cookies I don't think olive oil will go well.

u're welcome
yes, u can try to substitute partially to see how it taste like.

tisha:

What about other oils, like sunflower oil?

never try b4 leh.....
how this sunflower oil smell like ??

[Augmum]

tisha:

micollh:

how i wish i could bake again.. but my oven gave up liao.. so i haven been baking for awhile.. and thinking abt it, when i bake i use butte and sugar .. in long run.. usually i eat what i bake.. i gain weigh.. do you eat what u bake or ur family members eat the most of it ?

If my experiment turns out good all will eat. Else everything will end up in my tummy

haha....yr poor tummy
as for me, if it dun turn out well, i still have a very faithful supporter .........
and that's is my gal :lol:
she's not picky eater....she'll still gobbles up everything

[Augmum]

micollh:

tisha:

[quote=\"micollh\"]how i wish i could bake again.. but my oven gave up liao.. so i haven been baking for awhile.. and thinking abt it, when i bake i use butte and sugar .. in long run.. usually i eat what i bake.. i gain weigh.. do you eat what u bake or ur family members eat the most of it ?

If my experiment turns out good all will eat. Else everything will end up in my tummy

tt' always the case right ?[/quote] that's depend whether u have a faithful supporter or not to ease yr burden .....arhh, i mean yr stomach's burden :lol:

[twinklejoy]

calling all cake baking experts, :?:

how to prevent cake turning dry and cakey the next day? And how to make the cake fluffy and soft? :?
any secret recipes?

[Augmum]

twinklejoy:

calling all cake baking experts, :?:

how to prevent cake turning dry and cakey the next day? And how to make the cake fluffy and soft? :?
any secret recipes?

firstly, me no expert, i am still learning too

prevent cake turning dry, i have no such problem.
maybe can stored in a enclosed container as to prevent mositure lost.

cake fluffy and soft??....u mean like chiffon cake...
for chiffon cake, i have yet to achieve that :oops:

for normal fluffy cake.....
remember to sieve the flour, it makes it light and helps to add air into it.

the speed of the mixer also an impt factor, as it incorporates air into it.
if use folding method, then light hand folding with a big spoon/spatula in a circular movement.

also i heard that eggs and btter are best at room temp,
do not melt the butter in microwave as it'll stiffen the cake. (but sometimes to quicken the process, i also use low heat in microwave :lol: )

Yes...would like to hear from those more experienced cake bakers