7 Best Substitute For Vegetable Oil In Cake Mix Ideas – Quick and easy alternatives and baking substitutes for vegetable oils so you can bake anyway and enjoy a perfectly moist cake.
Best Substitute For Vegetable Oil In Cake Mix Ideas
These 7 Best Substitute For Vegetable Oil In Cake Mix Ideas are all easy ways to enjoy a boxed cake mix without the need for vegetables oil, canola oil, sunflower, soybean oil or grapeseed oils.
Instead of the cup of oil or whatever volume the recipe calls for, there are a number of foods that you may already have in your pantry and fridge that you can use in cake mixes instead.
You may be wanting to swap the oil suggested in the baking recipe on the box because you’ve run out of oil or you may just be looking for healthy alternatives to include in your cake.
With all of these suggestions, you really won’t notice the difference, as the texture of cakes and taste will be virtually the same – but tailored to what you have available in your kitchen and your own dietary requirements. (For more inspiration, here are ideas for substituting eggs in cake mix.)
7 Substitute For Vegetable Oil In Cake Mix Ideas
Here are the ideas for the 7 good alternatives that you can use in place of vegetable oil in your favorite cake mix that you can find at your grocery store.
1. Melted Butter or Ghee
A melted cup of butter or tablespoons of butter or even ghee are a great substitute for oil in a baked treat, such as chocolate chip cookies, because they produce a neutral flavor and sweet taste in the finished product.
2. Applesauce or Fruit Puree
If you’d prefer not to include any dairy products then opt for applesauce, fruit puree or mashed fruit as a healthy, sweet option to swap for oil, yet it doesn’t add a fruity flavor and has fewer calories than oil.
Choose an unsweetened applesauce because the cake mix likely to be sweet enough already. Other fruit options are mashed banana or cooked and pureed pear.
You simply swap the volume suggested on the packaging for the same volume – likely around a cup of applesauce.
3. Yogurt
Yogurt such as plain, natural or Greek Yogurt is a healthy substitute that can be used in cake recipes to provide moisture and a slight, subtle tangy flavor.
Use a cup of yogurt, or the suggested volume on the box for the best results and the perfect cake.
4. Mayonnaise
An old fashioned inclusion in chocolate cake is mayonnaise, which is one of the best substitutes for oil in a cake mix recipe. Mayo is usually made up of eggs and oil making it a good substitute when you’d prefer not to use oil.
Be sure to use a pure mayonnaise, one without any added salt or flavorings. (I don’t know about you, but I’d prefer not to try a garlic infused chocolate cake!)
What’s great about this option is that you can keep spare bottles of mayo in your pantry at room temperature, so it’s the perfect food to always have to hand to use in place of oil.
5. Sour Cream
I particularly like to use sour cream as a vegetable oil substitute in baked treats such as a carrot cake or banana bread, due to it’s rich and creamy texture and better flavor profile.
6. Other Oils as a Substitute For Vegetable Oil In Cake Mix
If you’d prefer healthier alternatives to traditional vegetable oils, then you may consider using melted coconut oil or avocado oil instead, which both have a high smoke point and range of health benefits.
7. Sweet Potato or Pumpkin Puree
Sweet potato or pumpkin puree are a great option to create a cake that’s high in moisture content while being healthy and providing a mild flavor to your boxed mix baked goods.
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