Question for the Baking Braintrust

[gnomi]

I bake pareve desserts (other than dancingdeer's brownies) very rarely. For Shabbat this week, we're out for both meals, but I volunteered to bring dessert for lunch. I have a milchig (dairy) cake recipe that calls for one cup of milk (that's the only thing that makes it dairy), and I was contemplating substituting a cup of soy milk. If I were to do so, do I have to adjust cooking times at all? Is there anything I should be aware of (other than a chance of a slight change in flavor)?

Comments

[doeeyedbunny.livejournal.com]

Ditto what several people already said about coconut milk (instead of rice or soy.)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Alas, this time of year finding kosher coconut milk has become something of a challenge (too close to Pesach, I think).

Also, our lunch host has an aversion to coconut milk. But maybe a future time.

[cellio]

Wait, what's wrong with coconut milk during Pesach? It can't be the coconut, given what macaroons are often made out of...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Nothing in particular. It's just that our local kosher grocery store tends to push aside many "everyday" items to fit all the Pesach specialty items, so something like coconut milk is going to be hard to find there if I'm having trouble finding standard things like pasta sauce.