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How to Substitute Oil for Butter in a Betty Crocker Cake

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Stellina Aubuchon

Many Betty Crocker cake mixes call for butter in the recipe. It is possible and common to substitute oil for butter when cooking a Betty Crocker cake. Essentially, butter contains 80 percent fat while oil is 100 percent fat; replacing butter with oil adds more fat to a Betty Crocker cake mix.

Stellina Aubuchon has been writing since 2003. She writes on health and communication issues for various websites. Her past writing experience includes her master’s degree thesis on college students' oral health. Aubuchon is working towards her doctoral degree in communication studies, with a specific emphasis in health communication, sensation-seekers and risky behaviors.