I’ve tried to find a german chocolate cake recipe from scratch. We don’t use boxed mixes anymore due to the trans fats. The only boxed mix I wound without the partially hydrogenated oils is white angel food cake. :( Same thing with pre made frostings. :(
The online german choc cake recipes call for shortening... trans fats... grrr even the supposed trans fat free shortening really does have trans fats, they just hide it with the numbers game.
Does anyone know if you can just use some vegetable oil in place of the shortening/trans fats and how it might affect texture or taste? With trans fats being the main culprit in blocked arteries we just prefer to avoid them whenever we can especially since they hide them in so many things, even sugar free pudding for crying out loud. :(
How about butter?
This one looks good - haven’t tried it so can’t vouch for it.
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German Chocolate Cake III
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/German-Chocolate-Cake-III/Detail.aspx
(Darn - now I want cake:)
Butter can be used in place of shortening for almost any recipe, except for certain candies.