On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 10:20:24 +0000 (UTC), "Ravenlynne"
> wrote:

>
>I'm making this recipe for Sacher Torte:
>http://www.aboutvienna.org/recipes/sachertorte.htm
>
>The glaze calls for 150 g chocolate and 75 g coconut shortening. I've
>never even seen this....what can I substitute? Google searches yielded
>not a lot except instructions to not use regular shortening.

Shortening is solid fat. I suspect that coconut "oil" (also solid) is
what is meant here.

Terry