Wedding Cake

[Eric]

My fiance is baking a special gluten-free wedding cake for me Yeah ! However, we are stumped. Crisco shortening has Digliceydes (not sure about spelling) Is this safe?? Thanks

[psawyer]

Diglycerides are fat, not protein. Other than adding calories to the diet, there is no worry there.

[Guest nini]

Crisco is fine, I use it for baking with no problems whatsoever

[Eric]

Thanks for the information. I've bought the Gluten Guard Software and it said "Caution" on Criso. Just wanted to check. Thank you

[arc]

Crisco may not have gluten, but it's far from "safe". Crisco, like most commercial shortening, contains partially-hydrogenated oil - transfat. No level of transfat is considered safe for consumption. Once in a blue moon probably wouldn't be too damaging, but try to avoid it.

[eKatherine]

Spectrum shortening is natural unhydrogenated palm oil. I bake with virgin coconut oil, too.

[arc]

I bake with virgin coconut oil, too.

So does my wife. Good stuff.

[jerseyangel]

I use the Spectrum now, too--and love it. I used it to make frosting the other day--yum

[TinkerbellSwt]

Where do you get this Spectrum?

[jerseyangel]

I got mine at Whole Foods.