Oil in cakes - what oil is the best to use in

17007, Apr 6, 4:13pm
baking!

wheelz, Apr 6, 4:16pm
i use rice bran or canola. The main thing is, you don't want one that can be tasted in the cake, such as olive oil.

casey1232, Apr 6, 4:36pm
Ditto, rice bran

brianmac, Apr 6, 4:42pm
I only ever use sunflower oil.

angel404, Apr 6, 6:26pm
i use rice bran as well. or grapeseed.

marcs, Apr 6, 9:49pm
Canola oil, rice bran oil, sunflower oil, grapeseed oil, vegetable oil.

olwen, Apr 6, 10:13pm
I had one recipe that called for peanut oil.The oil has a very, very faint nutty taste that I liked, but of course no good for anyone with a nut allergy

shop-a-holic, Apr 7, 12:18am
Rice Bran :-)

seniorbones, Apr 7, 2:16am
Another one for Rice Bran or grapeseed if I dont have the rice bran which is usually very rare.

uli, Apr 7, 2:49am
If you want a "good" oil then olive oil or coconut oil is the best to use.

If you want an oil that tastes like nothing then the above propositions like rice bran or canola is the ones you want to use. Not healthy - but not "tasting" either.

Take your pick!

gardie, Apr 7, 3:22am
Same - originally I always used grapeseed but rice bran is usually cheaper these days so its the oil of choice!

cookessentials, Apr 7, 9:17pm
Both olive oil and coconut oil will be too strong taste wise for most baking ( unless you are making an olive oil cake)