Cakes using oil

fozziebeartoo

thriftmonster wrote: »

The choc cake is Mr Bad Examples - you might be able to search for it under that - if nopt I'll try and post later - or try chocolate yoghurt cake

Can anyone point me in the direction of Mr Bad Examples choc cake?

I have searched under that but no luck......

Many thanks!

zippychick

This looks like the job

fozziebeartoo

zippychick wrote: »

This looks like the job

Thanks so much! :money:

zippychick

do report back on the thread! Mr BEs threads are great fun!

I make Rachel allens carrot cake with oil and it is delicious and moist. It did seem wrong the first time I made it, but it is so super easy and yummy

msb5262

My favourite cake recipe using oil is this one by Michael Barry:
it's very chocolatey, moist and delicious and just improves with keeping so very unusual for a sponge-type cake. I've made it for a wedding cake for a friend too so it has very high approval ratings. I know it looks weird but trust me, it's great.

Fairtrade Chocolate cake


Quantities for 6” or 8” cake

6oz (9oz) plain flour
3 (4½) tablespoons Fair Trade cocoa
1 (1½) teaspoons baking powder
1 (1½) teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
5oz (7½ oz) Fair Trade golden caster sugar -
1 (1½) tablespoons black treacle
2 (3) eggs
5fl oz (7½ fl oz) vegetable oil
5fl oz (7½ fl oz) milk
apricot jam, cream, chocolate ganache or butter icing to finish


Method
Preheat oven to 160◦C / 325◦ F/Gas mark 3.
Line and grease two cake tins.
Mix all the dry ingredients together, then add everything else and beat or whizz in food processor until thoroughly blended.
Pour the mixture into the tins and bake in the oven for 35 to 45 minutes. Cool then store in airtight tin until required, then sandwich with filling of your choice.

HTH
MsB

MrsE_2

This is great, its by Nigella

http://www.nigella.com/recipe/recipe_detail.aspx?rid=250

666paw

Sorry if this has already been asked previously.

I am looking to make a cake but it asks for vegetable oil and I only have olive oil. Would it be okay to use the olive oil.:o

Thank you in advance.

P.

star2007

If it's the extra light stuff, it'll be fine... however extra virgin oil will be too strongly flavoured for cakes.

666paw

Thanks for that star2007.

Unfortunately it's the extra virgin. I'll have a look at getting a small bottle tomorrow. (all because i've got too many courgettes and thought i'd make a lemon courgette and chocolate courgette cake.)

star2007

I've used both sunflower oil and light olive oil in cake recipes and they both turned out great. However the light olive oil is ridiculously expensive in comparison, so get the sunflower for money saving. (I only got the light olive oil when it was on DTD at tesco)

Edit: ooh that courgette cake looks scrum, I'll bookmark that recipe