I'm new to using hi ratio shortening. I've been using edna's bc. I use 1/2 vegetable shortening and 1/2 hi ratio? I'm making a cake today and I'm out of vegetable shortening. Would you recommend using 1/2 0 trans fat shortening and 1/2 hi ratio or can I use just the hi ratio? Thanks in advance
Do you have any butter in addition to the high ratio shortening? I usually use 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup solid high ratio shortening when I use Edna's recipe. I've never tried it with high ratio shortening only, I don't think it would be a problem.
I have used 100% high ratio shortening in icing with perfect results.
Substituting hi-ratio for regular shortening 1:1 in frosting recipes is like substituting heavy cream for whole milk. You can certainly do that if you want to, but it's not necessary or cost effective.
A lot of members (myself included) replace 1 cup of Crisco with only 2/3 cup of hi-ratio (hi-ratio has more stabilizers and emulsifiers than Crisco so you can use less but obtain the same results).
Here are some really great hi-ratio shortening recipes with an explanation of what hi-ratio shortening is:
(Also includes several popular CC Crisco based buttercreams recipes.)
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-633723-.html
Hi-ratio shortening is an icing & cake frosting, so you can substitute hi-ratio for regular shortening when baking. (Hi-ratio cake formulas are a bit different, but I think you should be good to go.)
If you scroll down there's an example of a normal butter cake recipe and one for a hi-ratio cake:
http://www.joyofbaking.com/ButterCakes.html
HTH
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