use however much the recipe says-then add your stash. Follow the directions. and depending on the size of the cake/brownies, add the proper amount
What are you going to cook with crisco? All I ever use it for is to melt down and fry fish or french fries in. Oh my wife uses it in cake icing.
we cook all our cakes and cookies and stuff wit crisco instead of butter...its supposed to be better for u...frankly i dont care
Do you know what Crisco is made from? Checkout budburners thread called "speaking of fried chicken" It's made from boiled animal fat from rendering plants.