Can anyone elucidate me? What’s the purpose of apple sauce/oil in cake? Moisture retention? Texture? Adherence? Taste?
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iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 19 hours ago
For anyone unaware, applesauce is actually a common oil substitution in baking. This isn’t as crazy as it may seem.
That said, there’s still the issue with the use of “exactly”, however if I remember correctly (and take this with a grain of salt) from my Reddit days, this was an old post and it turned out that the original recipe maker actually suggested the applesauce substitute in the first place.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 17 hours ago
It serves the same purpose as butter, it’s just more common to use butter in baking, don’t use oil with a taste (olive oil is to be avoided for example) it will ruin the taste of the cake
truite@jlai.lu 8 hours ago
There are really good cakes with olive oil, you just can’t use it randomly.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
What he failed to mention is that he used Gerber apple sauce.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 17 hours ago
and instead of 1 tbsp … they used 1 cup
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
It’s also a common egg substitute used in vegan cooking or for people with allergies. Wild, isn’t it?
billwashere@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Egg is a much harder thing to replace. My son is vegan so my wife is often baking things that are vegan. Chia egg or aquafaba are usually pretty good. She makes a vegan muffin that I honestly prefer to “normal” muffins. Although I’m not 100% sure what she puts in them, I’d bet its applesauce.
Whatever you do, don’t ever have vegan “cheesecake”…. run away… quickly
guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip 9 hours ago
I would love to hear about your experience with vegan cheesecake, it sounds like an amazing tale
thesystemisdown@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
Pumpkin puree works pretty well too if your recipe can handle a little squashiness.