Is there a recipe for substituting sugar with honey in cake baking?

Answer 1

To substitute honey for sugar in recipes, start by substituting up to half of the sugar called for. With a little experimentation, honey can replace all the sugar in some recipes. When baking with honey, remember the following: Reduce any liquid called for by 1/4 cup for each cup of honey used. Add l/2 teaspoon baking soda for each cup of honey used. Reduce oven temperature by 25 F to prevent over-browning. Because of its high fructose content, honey has a higher sweetening power than sugar. This means you can use less honey than sugar to achieve the desired sweetness. When measuring honey, coat the measuring cup with non-stick cooking spray or vegetable oil before adding the honey. The honey will slide right out. To retain honey's wonderful texture, always store it at room temperature; never in the refrigerator. If your honey becomes cloudy, don't worry. It's just crystallization, a natural process. Place your honey jar in warm water until the crystals disappear. If you're in a hurry, place it in a microwave-safe container and heat it in the microwave on HIGH for 2-3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds. Never boil or scorch honey.

Answer 2

You might also try agave nectar. We've replaced sugar AND artificial sweetners with it. It's natural, lower on the glacemic index and tasty. Try a small bit first though, to make sure you like the flavor. It's a bit different.

You might also try stevia, another natural sweetner. It's a LOT sweeter than sugar though, so again, test it out first.

Honey is good, but tends to taste sweeter than honey, so go with about 1/2 the amount. It can also change the consistency of your recipe a bit.

Answer 3

1 cup sugar = 1/2 cup honey, I use this in making oatmeal cookies and they are GREAT!

Answer 4

try going to www.splenda.com they have a great variety of ways to cook with Splenda instead of sugar's or honey. hope this helps