social

Substituting Whipped Butter in Recipes?

August 19, 2010

Whipped ButterMy mother's recipe for chocolate pound cake calls for 6 sticks of whipped butter. I can only find the whipped butter in 8 oz. tubs. How many tubs of whipped butter will I need to equal 6 sticks of whipped?

Advertisement

By Joyce from Salisbury, NC

Editor's Note: A "stick" of butter equals 1/2 cup

Answers


Silver Feedback Medal for All Time! 290 Feedbacks
August 19, 20100 found this helpful
Best Answer

1 stick of butter = 4 oz. So you would need to buy 3 - 8 oz. tubs of the whipped butter.

Compare prices and see if it would be cheaper to buy the butter and whip it yourself than the whipped butter.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
August 20, 20100 found this helpful
Best Answer

Joyce, I think that is more of a "recipe instruction" than it is a recipe measurement! Should probably read: 6 sticks of butter, whiped

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
August 19, 20100 found this helpful

Do you have any way to verify that it means to take 6 sticks of butter, and whip them? That is how I read it.

I often write recipes for family, and try to add notes for situations such as that, where I know what I mean, but it may not be a standard recipe instruction.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Bronze Feedback Medal for All Time! 186 Feedbacks
August 19, 20100 found this helpful

I would take it that the recipe meant to take six sticks of butter and whip them.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
August 19, 20100 found this helpful

I stick of butter equals 4oz

Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 846 Posts
August 20, 20100 found this helpful

As others have mentioned you can simply whip the butter yourself and save oodles of money. ;-) Also, not all sticks of butter are 4 oz anymore. The brand of butter I buy now comes in 2 oz sticks (8 sticks to a pound) so we all need to start using ounce, tablespoon or cup in measurements for our recipes because 'sticks' for measurement are no longer the standard.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
August 20, 20100 found this helpful

I would buy the actual sticks and whip them. Whipped butter has additives to keep it spreadable.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
August 21, 20100 found this helpful

4 sticks is 16 oz
6 sticks would be 16 + 8
Whipped store bought butter has either water added to it or oil. Recipes that say add sugar and 6 sticks butter whipped generally mean whip the sugar and butter together till light and fluffy. Chances are this was written to mean 6 sticks of butter whip it so it would be easy to add in drys.

Advertisement

ria

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
October 2, 20100 found this helpful

G'day - I am from Australia and would just like to add that when people from the US talk about a Tablespoon it is a different measurement than what we have here in Australia for a tablespoon. An American tablespoon is only 15g or 3 teaspoons and Australian tablespoons are 20g or 4 teaspoons so be sure to make allowances for this difference.
Edited to add: if 8 American tablespoons = 1 stick of butter then you would only need 6 Australian tablespoons to equal the same amount of butter.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
October 31, 20100 found this helpful

First of all: a standard "Stick of butter" always means 4 ounces. a "half-stick" is two ounces so Deeli is incorrect in saying that 4 ounces is no longer the standard. Secondly, fatboyslimsmom, if you are talking about mixing butter (or other fat) with sugar in the beginning of a recipe, it may be called "creaming". This means to blend your butter and sugar until they are no longer able to be distinguished from each other.

Advertisement

to "whip" butter would mean to whip it separately then add your sugar in (by whatever means are most appropriate, whether that be folding it or whipping). Always be aware that the more you allow you butter to melt (if you are baking) the more it will spread in the oven.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
October 31, 20100 found this helpful

Also, shortening may be a good substitute for butter (since it is much cheaper) but also be aware that "butter flavored" Crisco just has coloring in it. It is much easier to mix and converts to the same amount.

Reply Was this helpful? Yes

Gold Post Medal for All Time! 846 Posts
November 1, 20100 found this helpful

zachlechler, before you insist I am incorrect about sticks of butter measurements you might want to check out this link which includes photographic proof. ;-)

Advertisement

www.thriftyfun.com/tf69154249.tip.html

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
January 4, 20140 found this helpful

How much is 6 teaspoons of butter with in a stick??

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
Anonymous
April 29, 20160 found this helpful

3 tubs of whipped butter equals 6 sticks .

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
September 18, 20190 found this helpful

Do you have to do to the stick butter two turned it into whipped butter?

Reply Was this helpful? Yes
Answer this Question
In This Page
Categories
Food and Recipes Food Tips SubstitutionsNovember 27, 2017
Pages
More
🍂
Thanksgiving Ideas!
🎃
Halloween Ideas!
Facebook
Pinterest
YouTube
Instagram
Contests!
Newsletters
Ask a Question
Share a Post
Categories
Better LivingBudget & FinanceBusiness and LegalComputersConsumer AdviceCoronavirusCraftsEducationEntertainmentFood and RecipesHealth & BeautyHolidays and PartiesHome and GardenMake Your OwnOrganizingParentingPetsPhotosTravel and RecreationWeddings
Published by ThriftyFun.
Desktop Page | View Mobile
Disclaimer | Privacy Policy | Contact Us
Generated 2022-10-24 14:45:06 in 3 secs. ⛅️️
© 1997-2022 by Cumuli, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
https://www.thriftyfun.com/Substituting-Whipped-Butter-in-Recipes.html