Sweet Treats - Five Unique Desserts With Oil
Baking cakes and desserts with oil instead of butter is a really simple switch that more and people are making, and for good reason. Not only can oil create really moist and delicious desserts, but also create perfect even textures
This blog will be your guide to understanding the benefits of making desserts with oil, particularly British cold pressed rapeseed oil. There’ll be some delectable recipes, and handy techniques that will make your desserts made using oil taste unforgettable.
What are the benefits of baking with oil?
Moisture and Tenderness: Oil is liquid at room temperature, which helps keep baked goods moist and tender. Cakes, muffins, and quick breads often turn out softer and stay fresher longer when made with oil.
Even Texture: Oil is easier to mix into batters and doughs, ensuring a more uniform texture. This is particularly beneficial for achieving a fine crumb in cakes and brownies.
Neutral Flavour: While butter has a distinct flavour, oils like cold pressed rapeseed oil have a neutral taste, allowing the other ingredients in the recipe to shine.
Healthier Options: Certain oils, for example cold pressed rapeseed oil, can add nutritional benefits to your desserts, providing healthy fats, Vitamins and antioxidants.
Tips for Substituting Oil for Butter
Choose the Right Oil: Use neutral-flavoured oils like cold pressed rapeseed oil.
Adapt the Quantities: Typically, you can replace the volume of oil for butter in a 1:1 ratio (e.g., 1 cup of butter to 1 cup of oil). However, since oil is pure fat and butter contains water, reducing the oil slightly (e.g., using ¾ cup of oil for every 1 cup of butter) could give better results.
Add additional flavours: To recreate the richness of butter, consider adding some extras like a pinch of salt or vanilla extract.
Delicious cold pressed rapeseed oil-based dessert recipes
Raspberry and Coconut Sponge Pudding Take your tastesbuds on a trip down memory lane with this delicious Raspberry and Coconut Sponge served with pink custard.
Rich chocolate brownies You’ll struggle to tell the difference between these and other brownies because even made with oil these brownies are just as luxurious, gooey and chocolatey.
Layered apple and custard crumble This showstopper of a dessert is a delicious twist on a classic apple crumble and custard. Instead of pouring the custard on, it’s baked as a layer of the crumble. Three layers of heaven!
Carrot and Courgette Cake Grated carrot and courgettes pair beautifully with the nuttiness of the cold pressed rapeseed oil which makes this cake so deliciously moist.
Dark and Sticky Ginger Cake This deliciously rich and sticky ginger cake is delightful served with a cuppa or covered in lashings of custard as a pudding.
By switching to using cold pressed rapeseed oil in your baking, you can create a wide range of desserts that are not only delectable but also have a unique, tender texture. So, roll up your sleeves, grab your favourite oil, and start experimenting with these delightful recipes!
