- Butter, 1/2 cup or 1 stick
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- 7 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Eggs, 2 large
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- 3 small eggs
- Egg yolks, 2
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- 1 whole egg
- Light cream, 1 cup
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- 7/8 cup whole milk + 3 tablespoons butter
- Margarine, 1/2 cup or 1 stick
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- 7 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Mascarpone cheese, 8 ounces
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- 8 ounces regular cream cheese
- Milk, 1 cup
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- 1/2 cup evaporated + 1/2 cup water
- Milk, 1 cup
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- 1/4 cup powdered whole milk + 1 cup water
- Sour cream, 1 cup
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- 1 cup evaporated milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Sour milk, 1 cup
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- 1 tablespoon lemon juice + whole milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes)
- Whipping cream, 1 cup
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- 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/3 cup butter
- Yogurt, 1 cup
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- 1 cup buttermilk
- Milk, 1 cup
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- 1 cup skim milk + 2 tablespoons butter
- Sour cream, 1 cup
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- ...........
- 1 cup plain yogurt
Substituting Ingredients
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Eggs & Dairy Substitutions
Dry Substitutions
- Baking powder, 1 teaspoon
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- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar + 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Cake flour, 1 cup
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- ...........
- 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Flour, 2 tablespoons
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- ...........
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, arrowroot, potato starch or quick cooking tapioca
- Coconut, 1 cup grated
- ...........
- ...........
- 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
- Pumpkin spice, 1 teaspoon
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- ...........
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and 1/8 tsp ground ginger or clove
- Unsweetened chocolate, 1 ounce
- ...........
- ...........
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder + 1 tbsp butter
CH® Sugar Packaging Equivalent
- Granulated Sugar 1 packet
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- ...........
- 1 teaspoon
- Granulated Sugar, 1 lb
- ...........
- ...........
- 2 1/4 cups
- Granulated Sugar, 2 lbs
- ...........
- ...........
- 4 1/2 cups
- Granulated Sugar, 4 lbs
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- ...........
- 9 cups
- Confectioners Sugar, 1 lb
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- ...........
- 3 3/4 cups*
- Confectioners Sugar, 2 lbs
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- ...........
- 7 1/2 cups*
- Confectioners Sugar, 4 lbs
- ...........
- ...........
- 15 cups*
- Brown Sugar, 1 lb
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- ...........
- approximately 2 1/3 cups**
- Brown Sugar, 2 lbs
- ...........
- ...........
- approximately 4 2/3 cups**
- Brown Sugar, 4 lbs
- ...........
- ...........
- 10 cups**
*unsifted **firmly packed
Eggs & Dairy Substitutions
Eggs & Dairy Substitutions
- Butter, 1/2 cup or 1 stick
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- ......
- 7 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Eggs, 2 large
- ...........
- ......
- 3 small eggs
- Egg yolks, 2
- ...........
- ......
- 1 whole egg
- Light cream, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 7/8 cup whole milk + 3 tablespoons butter
- Margarine, 1/2 cup or 1 stick
- ...........
- ......
- 7 tablespoons vegetable shortening
- Mascarpone cheese, 8 ounces
- ...........
- ......
- 8 ounces regular cream cheese
- Milk, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1/2 cup evaporated + 1/2 cup water
- Milk, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1/4 cup powdered whole milk + 1 cup water
- Sour cream, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1 cup evaporated milk + 1 tablespoon vinegar
- Sour milk, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice + whole milk to make 1 cup (let stand 5 minutes)
- Whipping cream, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 3/4 cup whole milk + 1/3 cup butter
- Yogurt, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Milk, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1 cup skim milk + 2 tablespoons butter
- Sour cream, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1 cup plain yogurt
Dry Substitutions
Dry Substitutions
- Baking powder, 1 teaspoon
- ...........
- ......
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar + 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- Cake flour, 1 cup
- ...........
- ......
- 1 cup minus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- Flour, 2 tablespoons
- ...........
- ......
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch, arrowroot, potato starch or quick cooking tapioca
- Coconut, 1 cup grated
- ...........
- ......
- 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
- Pumpkin spice, 1 teaspoon
- ...........
- ......
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg and 1/8 tsp ground ginger or clove
- Unsweetened chocolate, 1 ounce
- ...........
- ......
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder + 1 tbsp butter
CH® Sugar Packaging Equivalent
CH® Sugar Packaging Equivalent
- Granulated Sugar 1 packet
- ...........
- ......
- 1 teaspoon
- Granulated Sugar, 1 lb
- ...........
- ......
- 2 1/4 cups
- Granulated Sugar, 2 lbs
- ...........
- ......
- 4 1/2 cups
- Granulated Sugar, 4 lbs
- ...........
- ......
- 9 cups
- Confectioners Sugar, 1 lb
- ...........
- ......
- 3 3/4 cups*
- Confectioners Sugar, 2 lbs
- ...........
- ......
- 7 1/2 cups*
- Confectioners Sugar, 4 lbs
- ...........
- ......
- 15 cups*
- Brown Sugar, 1 lb
- ...........
- ......
- approximately 2 1/3 cups**
- Brown Sugar, 2 lbs
- ...........
- ......
- approximately 4 2/3 cups**
- Brown Sugar, 4 lbs
- ...........
- ......
- 10 cups**
*unsifted **firmly packed