Best margarine for cakes

Princess_kate

The liquid stork is fab! No waiting for the block to soften from the fridge and its so easy to use. I've got it on offer when it was £1 a bottle (500ml)

Going4TheDream

ariba10 wrote: »

We use "Greenvale" "Perfect for baking" from Aldi.

Cannot recall the price but very reasonable and good results.

I also find butter to expensive for everyday cakes so bought some of this yesterday (yet to try it so glad to hear the results are good!)

I cant find the receipt but think it was 45 or 46p for 250g

lily117

I use Stork or the Tesco baking one, sorry cant think of the name.

ash28

angeltreats wrote: »

I only use Stork (or butter). I actually prefer Stork to butter for sponges, I think it gives a lighter, fluffier texture.

I've tried many other brands of margarine over the years and haven't liked any of them. A few (notably the own brand stuff from wholesalers which my old boss forced me to use while she was cutting costs) actually have a really unpleasant gritty texture, and some of them (the low fat ones) have too high a water content. Things like bogstandard (not light) Flora or Utterly Buttery are ok and will do the job fine, but I prefer Stork.

Stork for me too - I'm not keen on cakes made with butter - don't like the taste and much prefer Stork.

Must be a childhood thing - my mother and grandmother always used Stork.

System

this one is my favourite 'all-rounder', for baking and spreading:
http://www.puredairyfree.co.uk/sunflower.php
it has a nice salty taste to it, not unlike butter, and costs about £1.80 in asda.

rosie383

I buy the big tub of soft marg that Asda do. About £2+ for 2kg. It's their cheapest one and I only use it for baking. I did try the 'perfect for baking' one from Aldi, but it totally changed my cake that I make weekly and gave it a much drier texture than the Asda marg. Had to go back to what works for me. Stork is perfect, but more money than I want to pay

suzybloo

Ii use stork all the time - the one in the tub if the recipe requires the marg to be creamed and I use the blocks for pastry and crumble mixes etc - would not see past it! Have tried the cheaper ones but find them quite greasy

SUESMITH_2

i use whatever is on offer. at the mo im using the liquid stork as jack fultons were selling it at 3 for a £1. or value spread if no good offers

Gillybean103

I always used stork, but recently saw Mr T's baking butter at 55p for 250g, it's really good and at that price too

lushlifesaver

I use Stork - hard block for pastry and soft tub for cakes etc. I recently tried the liquid one but not sure I'm a fan of it, I bought it as it was on offer in the local Co-op and I thought it might be better than the tubs but I'm unconvinced