Sucanat vs. Brown Sugar

[ellyodd]

Is it possible to substitute sucanat with brown sugar in a cake? I would think so, but I've only seen sucanat on pictures, can't buy it here.

EDIT: You all say it IS possible - so yeah, thanks everyone! :)

Comments

[_daniyell_]

Your recipe calls for sucanat and you want to use brown sugar? No problem, as I use sucanat to replace brown sugar. Will work absolutely fine.

[morcata]

i've only used sucanat once, but it seemed only about half as sweet as brown sugar for the same volume. i'm not sure if this is always the case, but i would keep that in mind.

[vgnwtch]

It did? How odd.

[golden_nights]

In case you haven't heard of it, this site is an excellent resource for learning about substitutions in cooking, or even just learning some basic information about ingredients.

According to them, sucanat can be substituted for by "granulated sugar (fewer nutrients) OR brown sugar OR turbinado sugar."

[xwitchymagicx]

I always use brown sugar...I've NEVER seen sucanat in good ol' england...hm...so yeah...I don't know if it makes any difference as I've never tried baking with it. lol

[vgnwtch]

It's just raw cane sugar, which you can certainly get in Tesco.

[surrealestate]

Personally, I'd sub sucanat with regular sugar of some sort, as Sucanat itself is a replacement for white sugar and is more similar in use to white sugar than brown.