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For anyone unaware, applesauce is actually a common oil substitution in baking. This isn’t as crazy as it may seem.

That said, there’s still the issue with the use of “exactly”, however if I remember correctly (and take this with a grain of salt) from my Reddit days, this was an old post and it turned out that the original recipe maker actually suggested the applesauce substitute in the first place.

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TheTechnician27@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It’s also a common egg substitute used in vegan cooking or for people with allergies. Wild, isn’t it?

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- billwashere@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Egg is a much harder thing to replace. My son is vegan so my wife is often baking things that are vegan. Chia egg or aquafaba are usually pretty good. She makes a vegan muffin that I honestly prefer to “normal” muffins. Although I’m not 100% sure what she puts in them, I’d bet its applesauce.
  
  Whatever you do, don’t ever have vegan “cheesecake”…. run away… quickly
  
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  - guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    I would love to hear about your experience with vegan cheesecake, it sounds like an amazing tale
    
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- thesystemisdown@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Pumpkin puree works pretty well too if your recipe can handle a little squashiness.
  
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  - SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
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Gullible@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Can anyone elucidate me? What’s the purpose of apple sauce/oil in cake? Moisture retention? Texture? Adherence? Taste?

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- BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  It serves the same purpose as butter, it’s just more common to use butter in baking, don’t use oil with a taste (olive oil is to be avoided for example) it will ruin the taste of the cake
  
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  - truite@jlai.lu ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    There are really good cakes with olive oil, you just can’t use it randomly.
    
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aeronmelon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
What he failed to mention is that he used Gerber apple sauce.

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- ininewcrow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  and instead of 1 tbsp … they used 1 cup
  
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WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
I didn’t have salt so I substituted garlic.

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- NewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.zip ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
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