I bought some whilst over in the US as you can only get very limited flavourings here.
I plan to make a cake tomorrow, yeah I know only back today but I have been without cake for over a month lol, anyway plan to flavour the sponge with cherry mmmmmm and then make a white choc ganache, then play with cricut
Question how much oil do you add to say make an 8" sponge mixture?

Thanks

I usually use a whole dram for a recipe. However, I like to add a little, smell it, add a little more.....I do this every time and still usually use the whole thing. HTH!

How much is a dram?

I'm so sorry to burst your bubble on this one, but you can't bake with LorAnn oils. I tried it and it tasted horrible! I asked the girls at my meeting (Canadian Cake Decorator's Guild) and they told me to only use those LorAnn oils in icing, not to bake with it. The good news though: you could use cherry flavoured Jello and it will turn out great!

I think you should try again with a different flavor or amount because you definitely can use them to bake with. I use them exclusively in my recipes (Key Lime, Pina Colada, Strawberry and Peach are my favorite!!) I bake by scratch and use them instead of or in addition to extracts, depending on my recipe. Have fun...I LOVE experimenting with the different flavors!

P.s. I use a dram to replace a tsp. of flavoring.

Well, I'm sorry I gave you the wrong info. then. I wonder what I did wrong. The cake tasted horrible! I was using a cake mix and I put in the LorAnn Strawberry flavour. And when I told everyone in my group about it, they all looked at me like I was an idiot and said "don't you know, you can't bake with that stuff" and they all agreed - there was about 10 people there too. I'll have to try it again then. Let us know how it goes. :0)

I used the lorann cherry to make an 8" "chocolate covered cherry cake"...I used the whole dram...WRONG...It was soooo strong, it tasted like a cherry lifesaver candy....next time I will only use about 1/3 of the bottle. I do use other flavors in my cakes all of the time.

That's what I must have done wrong then, I think I used the whole dram too. Next time I'll just try a 1/3 of it too!

I use between 3/4 teaspoon to a little bit more than a teaspoon and it adds just the right amount of extra flavor to my cake. I use the Lemon flavor to a lemon cake mix.

The stuff is very concentrated so start out slowly and then taste your batter. You will get a good idea if you need to add more. I once tried to taste it straight and my tongue went numb It's really strong stuff.

Thanks for the replies and the link, will give it a try and see what happens

I use the oils all the time about a little cap full or so.

I LOVE THEM !!!

I agree that it really does depend on the flavor. I LOVE the orange creamsicle and do use the whole bottle for that cake but as much as I love the lime...oh baby! a DROP is enough with that one! Good luck

great thread! I'm going to be making cake balls soon, chocolate mint. How much peppermint oil would you add to the cake before baking? I want it to taste kind of like a girl scout cookie... mmm!

Thanks! Maria

I just want to clear up any confusion about baking with our super strength flavors (candy oils).  YES, you CAN bake with them!  Just remember that these flavors are very concentrated - about 3 to 4 times stronger than typical baking extract flavors.  We recommend using 1/4 teaspoon per cup of butter or shortening.  As we like to say, "A little goes a long way".