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Arrowroot starch 1 teaspoon ~ 1 tablespoon flour, or ~ 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Baking mix 1 cup ~ 1 cup pancake mix or ~ 1 cup Easy Biscuit Mixture
Baking powder 1 teaspoon ~ 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar or ~ 1/4 teaspoon baking soda plus 1/2 cup buttermilk (decrease liquid in recipe by 1/2  cup)
Brandy 1/4 cup ~ 1 teaspoon imitation brandy extract plus enough water to make 1/4 cup
Brown sugar 1 cup packed ~ 1 cup white sugar plus 1/4 cup molasses and decrease the liquid in recipe by 1/4 cup or ~ 1 cup white sugar or ~ 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
Butter (salted) 1 cup ~ 1 cup margarine or ~ 1 cup shortening plus 1/2 teaspoon salt or ~ 7/8 cup vegetable oil plus 1/2 teaspoon salt or ~ 7/8 cup lard plus 1/2 teaspoon salt
Butter (unsalted) 1 cup ~ 1 cup shortening or ~ 7/8 cup vegetable oil or ~ 7/8 cup lard
Buttermilk 1 cup ~ 1 cup yogurt or ~ 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup
Chocolate (semisweet) 1 ounce ~ 1 (1 ounce) square of unsweetened chocolate plus 4 teaspoons sugar or~ 1 ounce semisweet chocolate chips plus 1 teaspoon shortening
Chocolate (unsweetened) 1 ounce ~ 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa plus 1 tablespoon shortening or vegetable oil
Cocoa 1/4 cup ~ 1 (1 ounce) square unsweetened chocolate
Corn syrup 1 cup ~ 1 1/4 cup white sugar plus 1/3 cup water or ~ 1 cup honey or ~ 1 cup light treacle syrup
Cream (half and half) 1 cup ~ 7/8 cup milk plus 1 tablespoon butter
Cream (heavy) 1 cup ~ 1 cup evaporated milk or ~ 3/4 cup milk plus 1/3 cup butter
Cream (light) 1 cup ~ 1 cup evaporated milk or ~ 3/4 cup milk plus 3 tablespoons butter
Cream (whipped) 1 cup ~ 1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed
Cream cheese 1 cup shredded ~ 1 cup pureed cottage cheese or ~ 1 cup plain yogurt, strained overnight in a cheesecloth
Cream of tartar 1 teaspoon ~ 2 teaspoons lemon juice or vinegar
Crème fraiche 1 cup ~ Combine 1 cup of heavy cream and 1 tablespoon of plain yogurt. Let stand for 6 hours at room temperature
Egg 1 whole ~ (3 tablespoons) 2 1/2 tablespoons of powdered egg substitute plus 2 1/2 tablespoons water or ~ 1/4 cup liquid egg substitute or ~ 1/4 cup silken tofu pureed or ~ 3 tablespoons mayonnaise or ~ 1/2 a banana mashed with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder or ~ 1 tablespoon powdered flax seed soaked in 3 tablespoons water
Evaporated milk 1 cup ~ 1 cup light cream
Flour - Cake 1 cup ~ 1 cup all-purpose flour minus 2 tablespoons
Hazelnuts 1 cup whole ~ 1 cup macadamia nuts or ~ 1 cup almonds
Honey 1 cup 1 ~ 1/4 cup white sugar plus 1/3 cup water or ~ 1 cup corn syrup or ~ 1 cup light treacle syrup
Lemon juice 1 teaspoon ~ 1/2 teaspoon vinegar or ~ 1 teaspoon white wine or ~ 1 teaspoon lime juice
Lemon zest 1 teaspoon ~ 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract or ~ 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Lime juice 1 teaspoon ~ 1 teaspoon vinegar or ~ 1 teaspoon white wine or ~ 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Lime zest 1 teaspoon ~ 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Macadamia nuts 1 cup ~ 1 cup almonds or ~ 1 cup hazelnuts
Margarine 1 cup ~ 1 cup shortening plus 1/2 teaspoon salt or ~ 1 cup butter or ~ 7/8 cup vegetable oil plus 1/2 teaspoon salt or ~ 7/8 cup lard plus 1/2 teaspoon salt
Mayonnaise 1 cup ~ 1 cup sour cream or ~ 1 cup plain yogurt
Milk - whole 1 cup ~ 1 cup soy milk or ~ 1 cup rice milk or ~ 1 cup water or juice or ~ 1/4 cup dry milk powder plus 1 cup water or ~ 2/3 cup evaporated milk plus 1/3 cup water
Mint - fresh 1/4 cup chopped ~ 1 tablespoon dried mint leaves
Molasses 1 cup mix together ~ 3/4 cup brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Orange juice 1 tablespoon ~ 1 tablespoon other citrus juice
Orange zest 1 tablespoon ~ 1/2 teaspoon orange extract or ~ 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Raisin 1 cup ~ 1 cup dried currants or ~ 1 cup dried cranberries or ~ 1 cup chopped pitted prunes
Rum 1 tablespoon ~ 1/2 teaspoon rum extract, plus enough water to make 1 tablespoon
Semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup ~ 1 cup chocolate candies or ~ 1 cup peanut butter or other flavored chips or ~ 1 cup chopped nuts or ~ 1 cup chopped dried fruit
Sour cream 1 cup ~ 1 cup plain yogurt or ~ 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar plus enough cream to make 1 cup or ~ 3/4 cup buttermilk mixed with 1/3 cup butter
Sweetened condensed milk 1 (14 ounce) can ~ 3/4 cup white sugar mixed with 1/2 cup water and 1 1/8 cups dry powdered milk - Bring to a boil, and cook, stirring frequently until thickened, about 20 minutes
Vegetable oil - for baking 1 cup ~ 1 cup applesauce or ~ 1 cup fruit puree
Vinegar 1 teaspoon ~ 1 teaspoon lemon or lime juice or ~ 2 teaspoons white wine
White sugar 1 cup ~ 1 cup brown sugar or ~ 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar or ~ 3/4 cup honey or ~ 3/4 cup corn syrup
Yogurt 1 cup ~ 1 cup sour cream or ~ 1 cup buttermilk or ~ 1 cup sour milk
 



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Looking for some basic techniques for HEALTHY cake recipes? Well, look no further!

Let’s face it; Most times, low-fat or low-sugar cake recipes taste yucky! You’d rather be unhealthy than try to grin and bare the alternative, right? And too many times the cook over bakes the dish and it taste dryer than sawdust, and just as tasteless!
Because the less calorie versions have less fat, it understandably takes less time to bake them. So adjust your recipes to at least five minutes less baking time than is recommended.

Don’t give up! There are basic tricks and some great homemade cake recipes waiting to be tried in these pages so fear not, you are not doomed to giving up flavor for the sake of a healthy lifestyle.

Stop using cake mixes! They are full of all the naughty stuff you absolutely want to avoid if you are trying to stay on a low-fat low-sugar, and heart-healthy diet. You won’t be sacrificing taste using all natural ingredients. On the contrary, you will be gaining flavor.

Remember Granny’s homemade cakes, cookies, and pies? For Heaven’s sake, they were made with all natural ingredients…and you can even substitute some of the healthy products used today for her sugars, lard, and cream and still get the same GREAT taste!

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