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    Nov 26, 2008, 06:54 PM
    Baking a cake.
    Can use butter when a cake calls for shortening?
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    Nov 26, 2008, 07:00 PM

    I have done this many times. No problem.
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    Nov 26, 2008, 07:28 PM

    I've done it before too. You can also use applesauce- weird I know but it works. We had to make lowfat desserts in a health class I had and I made cookies using applesauce instead of butter. It didn't taste as much like apple as you would think either.
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