Cake without butter

[Neverknowing]

I've had the worst day today and all I want is cake but there's no butter
Can anyone give me a recipe for cake without butter please?! Hopefully something naughty because of aforementioned bad day

[JohnnyUtahsWetsuit]

Anna Del Conte's apple cake is amazing, made with olive oil rather than butter. Recipe is on epicurious.com.

[alabasterangel]

Bara brith contains no butter. BUT you might be stuffed because you should really soak the fruit for a few hours and butter it once sliced anyway.

I think you can make cupcakes with veg oil?

[alabasterangel]

Yep - here - thought so. Muffin recipe with oil not butter. You could add whatever indulgences you have to it - chocolate chunks?

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2331641/basic-muffin-recipe%3famp

[Lunde]

Most carrot cake recipes use oil

[MiladyThesaurus]

You can substitute the equivalent weight of oil for butter in many types of cake in my experience. It won't come out exactly the same, but will generally be a delicious alternative.

[picklemepopcorn]

There is a chocolate cake recipe using oil and milk... oil milk four, baking powder, cocoa, black treacle, eggs, sugar...

[Picklemuncher]

French yogurt cake -- you need plain yogurt and oil, no butter. Helps if you have a lemon or orange lying around as the zest really makes the flavour...I always put vanilla extract as well, even if it's not required.

[IvyWall]

Here's a recipe for a microwave chocolate cake. You could be eating it in five minutes ...

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2405644/microwave-mug-cake

[reallyanotherone]

@mrsgabor have you cut and paste your phone no by mistake? You may want to get that removed...

[parrotonmyshoulder]

My mum always makes 'fatless sponge' do go with cream and strawberries.

[Sanscollier]

Fatless sponge?

JohnnyUtah I like the look of that apple cake recipe (huge A de C fan) and have just printed it off epicurious.com. Trouble is, it mentions creme of tartar in the method, but no mention of it (or quantities) in list of ingreds? Any ideas pls?

[Neverknowing]

Thank you all and for your speediness! I think I'm going to go for the muffins @alabasterangel linked! I'll take pictures if they turn out well assume they're shit if I don't come back.

[MrsGabor]

Exactly that - I've reported and am hoping it'll go soon! Sodding awful day here 😢

[Neverknowing]

@MrsGabor lucky this board isn't too busy, you'll need some of these cakes too!

[alabasterangel]

Must be in the air. I'm just back from a funeral of a previously fit and well friend who literally dropped dead at 36. Not the best day for any of us.

Yes please let us know the outcome. I think the rise with oil cakes is good, but they don't keep for long. I also do a cheese scone with oil not butter and that too is light and delicious.

[cdtaylornats]

www.healthy-holistic-living.com/chocolate-cake-with-avocado.html

You can make lots of cakes using avocado instead of butter and eggs.

[JohnnyUtahsWetsuit]

Sanscollier

I've just checked my book - it is half a teaspoon of cream of tartar. (It is from Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artichokes.)

It is an amazingly light cake, it's lovely.

[Sanscollier]

Thank you so much Johnny much appreciated!

[Sanscollier]

Sorry about your friend Alabaster

[Sanscollier]

Meant to say, have just ordered the book Johnny!

Enjoy the muffins op!

[Neverknowing]

@alabasterangel sounds awful I hope you're all okay
The muffins are pretty good if a little dry (but that's my own fault oops)

[LakeFlyPie]

I make this cake using light olive oil, half - two thirds the amount of sugar and loads more carrots and spice (and don't bother with the icing) than the recipe suggests and it's one of my best bakes.
Anyone who tastes it declares it a winner.

[dexter101]

If its just for you, you could always do a mug cake in the microwave. use oil instead of butter and could be ready in less than 5 minutes from now... in fact... *wanders off to the kitchen