Using Flora for cake making

Linda32

Hello all,

I wonder if you could help. I made some fairy cakes yesterday and I normally use Vitalite as the butter/marg and they turn out fine.

Yesterday, though I used Flora (bought on offer worked out cheaper than vitalite)

Anyway they turned out with burnt bits on, now that might have been my fault but the underneath were nasty and greasy :eek: I think they might be going in the bin, which is a shame but wondered if the greasy bit was down to the Flora and it being the wrong sort of marg to use?

belfastgirl23

Usually it says on the side if something is okay to use - there's a tick system for baking, roasting etc. Have a look and see what it says.

Personally I wouldn't use flora even to oil the trays though no matter how cheap it was

I think sunflower marges are supposed to be good for baking and have fewer transfats etc?? This is a dim memory tho since I only use butter these days (tesco value at 53p for 250g)

Linda32

Thanks BelfastGirl, I'd forgotten all about the tick-boxes, I know what you mean.

Is Flora not so go then?

newlywed

I use flora light for my cooking and baking. I don't get burnt bits but occasionally it is slightly greasy on the bottom if using paper cup cakes etc.

This week I bought an olive oil spread that is suitable for baking and have noticed the usual cake mix isn't nearly as "sloppy" as with flora.

belfastgirl23

I have yucky memories of having to use flora as a child (this was in the days when marg was meant to be healthier than butter) - flora on toast is vile imho. Though maybe I should buy some now that I think of it to stop myself eating toast and thus moneysave by not having to buy bigger clothes - a real possibility at the moment:o

wonka

Flora is margarine, and contains hydrogenated vegetable oils, which have been revealed recently to cause heart disease & cancer. God knows why they have such a healthy image, they are nothing of the sort.

Imagine axle grease that has been dyed yellow, and that's what you're eating. Doesn't sound so appetising now does it?

They are also known as Trans-Fats. Take a look at this:
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/19/trans_fat.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030924055334.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070327144449.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat
http://www.bantransfats.com/

Fibabe

wonka wrote: »

Flora is margarine, and contains hydrogenated vegetable oils, which have been revealed recently to cause heart disease & cancer. God knows why they have such a healthy image, they are nothing of the sort.

Imagine axle grease that has been dyed yellow, and that's what you're eating. Doesn't sound so appetising now does it?

They are also known as Trans-Fats. Take a look at this:
http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/19/trans_fat.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/09/030924055334.htm
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070327144449.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat
http://www.bantransfats.com/

Is it 'better' then to have butter rather than Flora?

newlywed

I understood flora didn't have any trans fats etc in it and was better than other low fat spreads?

newlywed

Because of the heart disease risk from trans-fats in margarines, in 1994 the manufacturers of Flora changed its formula to cut out the trans fats and other manufacturers have since followed.

http://www.second-opinions.co.uk/fats_and_cancer.html

Flora spreads can help keep your heart healthy because they are:

* High in essential polyunsaturates*
* Rich in heart healthy oils Omega 3 and Omega 6*
* Low in saturated fats
* Virtually trans fat free
* Rich in folic acid, vitamins B6 and B12, and contain vitamins A, D and E

http://www.florahearts.co.uk/livingforahealthyheart/healthyeating/fats.aspx?style=1

That's why I use flora

pavlovs_dog

the tub of flora i bought to get my running bottle says that it is not suitable for baking

DawnW

pavlovs_dog wrote: »

the tub of flora i bought to get my running bottle says that it is not suitable for baking

that might be because it was the 'light' version? I have baked loads of times with flora.