Has Stork margarine changed..... ?

lindab15

I've always used Stork margarine for baking - remember my Gran using it and I've always had good results, so have just stuck with it. Always have a 1Kg tub in the fridge ready to go.

Last couple of sponge cakes I've made, though, the finished mixture has looked a bit curdled. Anyone else noticed a change ?

No matter what I do, it looks curdled. The baked mixture has seemed to work out OK still, which is a relief (especially when it was for a birthday cake for my nephew).

Just a bit weird. Might need to change the margarine I use for baking, as I'm really not happy with it. Thought I was imagining it, but it's happened with two consecutive tubs of Stork now, so I'm definitely not !

Anyone have any recommendations ? Might save me some time and expense !

I do quite a lot of baking, so it needs to be both good and affordable. Stork was the most I'd pay - it worked fine and had sentimental links (how sad is that - sentimental about margarine !).

Alnwicklass

Not sure about stork, but I had a similar problem with a sponge using butter this week same recipe and ingredients as usual - so I wonder if it's the hot weather? It's definitely been much warmer than usual in my kitchen.

pigpen

it is the weather.. I use mine straight from the fridge otherwise it goes icky and curdled.. the electric whisk gets most lumps out but it isn't good.

Runnerduck

i bake hundreds of cakes a week (job not greedy!) and use stork and cant say i have noticed a difference with the stork, i still find it the best for sponges

suki1964

Never used the tubs, always the block, never a problem

AnnieO1234

Got to say I had this problem with stork a couple of years ago, moved on to using soya spread instead (mil recommended) and it makes for the lightest, moistest sponges ever.

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lindab15

Thanks, all - good to get some input there.

Will persevere with Stork, seems likely to be the weather (going by the consensus), BUT will buy some soya spread to try it out, too (thanks Annie).

Always like to have a Plan B....

The said birthday cake went down well, anyway. http://s102.photobucket.com/user/linda_bailey2/library/Cake%20Creations !!

room512

lindab15 wrote: »

Thanks, all - good to get some input there.

Will persevere with Stork, seems likely to be the weather (going by the consensus), BUT will buy some soya spread to try it out, too (thanks Annie).

Always like to have a Plan B....

The said birthday cake went down well, anyway. http://s102.photobucket.com/user/linda_bailey2/library/Cake%20Creations !!

What a fantastic cake :T

lindab15

Thank you !:o

Tasted good, I'm told, which was the main thing. Just a standard Madeira cake recipe (firmer to work with and keeps better) with plenty of jam and buttercream.

I was pleased with how it turned out - but it was fairly basic compared to some of the ones I spotted on Pinterest, which is where I got the ideas from ......:eek: http://www.pinterest.com/lindabailey7798/superhero-party/

Now I've just got to get better at doing these sort of cakes so I can work on a more elaborate one for DD2s 15th birthday...... Black Veil Brides, anyone (a band, apparently....)