Comments on: Whats The BEST BUTTER To Use For BAKING A CAKE?

By: Smoochy

Smoochy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:24:59 +0000

This won't make a "healthy" cake, but Plugra butter is the best...sweet and delicious, particularly for shortbread cookies when butter really, really counts, but I've used it in cakes, frostings, etc. In my area, I can only find it at Trader Joes.
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By: Epitome

Epitome — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:06:59 +0000

Healthy cakes don't use butter, my dear. I would suggest Land o Lakes unsalted, though.
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By: awommack

awommack — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:53:59 +0000

any kind butter
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By: Bistro

Bistro — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:44:59 +0000

unsalted land o' lakes.
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By: greeneyedladysexylady

greeneyedladysexylady — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:27:59 +0000

I don't think the brand of butter is as important as the freshness. When baking or just cooking in general it is best to use fresh, unsalted butter. The salt in regular butter is used as a preservative and it can mask the natural flavor and extend the shelf life of the product. It takes longer for salted butter to go rancid, but it is sometimes difficult to distinguish when the butter first starts to turn. As far as margarine goes, I don't ever cook with it or eat it, so I'm unable to offer any advice. Best of luck with your recipe!!!
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By: panmlincoln

panmlincoln — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:16:59 +0000

Any unsalted butter,
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By: Papeversomniferum

Papeversomniferum — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:53:59 +0000

Margarine is NOT healthy. It is disgusting and un natural!

The best butter, is dutch butter. (it comes packaged in blue and silver foil, rather than a cardboard box or waxed paper)

I don’t recall an exact brand name for you off hand, but I love dutch butter for baking! Salted butter is fine in a cake, just don’t add extra salt. You are supposed to use salt in baking, salt brings out the flavor of everything… even sugar!

"Everything in moderation" Burt Wolfe travels and traditions.
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By: Gwen

Gwen — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:09:59 +0000

Don't use butter with salt in it because it will add extra sodium to your cake. Margerine is actually worse for you than butter because it has more of the bad kind of cholesterol so I wouldn't use that.
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By: wickedchef

wickedchef — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:19:59 +0000

I don’t like margarine in baking as it is salty. Also, I won’t use margarine unless it is Land o Lakes Omega 3 or Becel, which have no trans fat.

Use unsalted (commonly sold as "sweet butter" at the grocery store) butter – it doesn’t affect the flavour outcome.

Good Luck
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By: benk770

benk770 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:44:59 +0000

Land O' Lakes Is what I use and I never ever have a problem with that and it is the healthiest I know of even though butter itself is NOT healthy.
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