Coconut Oil, Coconut Extract, what's the difference

[gadzooks]

Flavor. Processed coconut oil is bland. Raw oil is fragrant, delicate, intense. Sweet on the palate. And coconut butter is something else...not the same.

[Mel!]

You could use coconut milk instead of the oil and instead of some of(or all) the liquid the receipe calls for. It would give your cake a good coconut flavour.

Mel

[gadzooks]

I just checked my bathroom cabinet...in it, a jar of Spectrum Pure Natural Coconut Oil. It is refined, and lacks the smell and taste of the raw stuff. That's why it's in the bathroom. Great for chapped skin. Shiny hair. The jar is labeled "use for skin and hair care."