Oil Substitute in Cake Mix. Isn't it maddening when you run short of an ingredient while you're cooking or baking?
The last thing you want to do is run to the store to pick it up, right in the middle of your cooking routine. That's when a substitute can help you out. When you're baking a cake, whether you've run out of oil, or are looking for a low calorie version, an oil substitute in cake mix can come to the rescue. There are a number of substitutes for oil you can use, most of which will work whether you're using a cake mix or baking a cake from scratch.
The options are: Food Pyramid Submissions.