For 1 square of baking chocolates, you can substitute 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder and a teaspoon of butter.
1 cup regular granulated white sugar, can be used as a substitute for 1 cup brown sugar if the recipe calls for brown sugar.
For sweets or powdered sugar, I would use ¾ cups of granulated sugar for every 1 cup of powdered sugar.
1 cup of plain yogurt, you can substitute it for 1 cup of sour cream.
For each recipe, butter and margarine are completely substitutable, in the sense that if the recipe calls for 1 cup of one, 1 cup of the other can be used as a substitute and so on for all measurements.
However, 1 cup of oil, ½ cup of butter, or ½ cup of margarine should be used as a substitute.
Allspice can be substituted by mixing cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. For every teaspoon of allspice, you should use a mixture of ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon ginger.
You can use 1 cup of corn syrup, 1 cup of honey as a substitute, as well as 1 ¼ cup of sugar dissolved in 1/3 cup of water.
1 cup of cake flour that requires a recipe, 14 tablespoons or 1 cup (16 tablespoons) minus 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour can be used as a substitute.
1 cup heavy cream You can use 1 cup of evaporated milk as a substitute, as well as de cup of milk and 1/3 cup of butter.
1 cup of coconut cream can be substituted for 1 cup of any regular cream.
1 teaspoon of lemon zest, you can use 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or ½ teaspoon of lemon extract.
As a substitute you can use 1 cup of yeast flour, a mixture of 7/8 cup of all-purpose flour, 1 ½ teaspoon of baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
1 cup of coconut milk, 1 cup of your favorite milk can be used as a substitute.
1 cup of honey that requires a recipe, 1 ¼ cup of granulated sugar dissolved in 1/3 cup of water can be used as a substitute.
You can use 1 cup of dry or panko bread crumbs, 1 cup of unsalted or lightly salted cracker crumbs. I usually have about 12 Ritz crumbled cookies.
For 1 tablespoon of cornstarch, 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour can be used as a substitute.
1 cup of buttermilk can be substituted for 1 cup of room temperature milk and 1 tablespoon of vinegar.
For every 1 cup of beer, 1 cup of chicken broth can be used as a substitute.
Mayonnaise can be completely substituted for yogurt or sour cream.
1 teaspoon of vinegar can be substituted for 1 teaspoon of lemon or lime juice, as well as 2 teaspoons of white wine.
I learned that 1 clove of garlic requires a recipe, it can be substituted with 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder.
