What can you use as a substitute for vegetable oil ? (for a chocolate cake)?

canola or olive oil is probably the best substitueWhat can you use as a substitute for vegetable oil ? (for a chocolate cake)?
Miricle Whip or Mayonaise, OR; heres a great choc. cake recipe;


2 C flour, 1C sugar, 2tsp. baking soda, 1tsp. vanilla, 3 tbsp. cocoa, 1 C. miricle whip, or mayo. and 1 C warm water. Mix all ingred. bake in a prepared pan for 25-30 min at 350 degrees ( you can double or add 25% more ingredients for a larger cake, increasing baking time a little)What can you use as a substitute for vegetable oil ? (for a chocolate cake)?
canola,peanut or if you don't want to use oil at all you can use butter
You can use mayonaise, it had always been a good ingredient in chocolate cake. read this recipe


2 c. flour, unsifted


2/3 c. unsweetened cocoa


1 1/4 tsp. baking soda


1/4 tsp. baking powder


3 eggs


1 2/3 c. less 1 tbsp. sugar


1 tsp. vanilla


1 c. mayonnaise


1 1/3 c. water





Grease and flour two 9 inch pans. In medium bowl mix flour, cocoa, soda and powder. In large bowl mix on high eggs, sugar and vanilla for 3 minutes or until light and fluffy, scraping occasionally. Reduce to low and beat in mayonnaise until blended.


Add flour mixture alternately with water. Begin and end with flour (add flour in 4 parts). Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until pick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan
apple sauce
Any other kind of oil (canola, olive, etc)





(not sesame oil)





You can use applesauce in place of some of the oil: http://www.ochef.com/225.htm
Substitute applesauce for cooking oil. It seems strange, but for baked goods it works. Use the same amount of applesauce that you would of oil. It can also make the cake fluffier, but it may result in the cake going bad quicker.