Effects of Olive Oil on the Quality Characteristics of Yellow Layer Cake

In the making of yellow layer cake, shortening was replaced with olive oil at levels of 25, 50, 75, and 100%. The hunter values of L and b showed that the crumb colors of the cakes with 50 and 75% olive oil were significantly different from that of the control. Both 50 and 75% olive cakes showed a higher specific gravity of batters, and lower specific volume of cakes, than the control. Cakes with 50 and 75% olive oil were less hard than the control during 3 days' storage at $22^{\circ}C$. Sensory evaluation showed that their characteristics-cell uniformity, crumb color, taste, softness, and moistness-were not influenced by the replacement of shortening with olive oil. And same as above for overall acceptance.