Best butter alternative for fruit cake!!

[Stars2theside]

Help!
My lovely neighbours are dairy and soy intolerant, and I would LOVE to make them a Christmas fruit cake that they can enjoy - can anyone recommend an alternative for butter? Preferably one you have used yourself! I use Lurpak in my regular recipe!
Thanks!

Stork block is good.

@pragmaticwench
Thank you! Have got some now, but have been told they're now egg free! Now trying to decide on the best fruit cake recipe that's egg free!

Oh gawd that's difficult, and DD used to be egg-free so I've experimented a fair bit! You could use orgran egg replacer, but I've not tried it with fruit cake.

You could try messaging the blog Feed Felix Fast on Facebook as she has a LOT of experience baking for all sorts of allergies and makes amazing food.

coconut oil and soy yogurt

oops no soy duh

Egg replacer is ok, but whisk it up first
Banana works well - but only if you don't mind faint taste of banana!
Also - and go with me on this - chickpea water (drain the chickpeas from a can) and three tablespoons is the same as a whole egg
Whisk it up as you would an egg, and it doesn't taste of chickpeas, I've used it to make meringues!
Good luck 😃

Google beer fruit cake - it's lush and completely butter or fat free but it does use eggs so don't know if you could substitute something else?

@pragmaticwench
I've found quite a few recipes online that are egg free, luckily enough. They're more of a Dundee cake style, but that's close enough to a Christmas fruit cake! I'm thinking I may make a small one first to see how it tastes! Will defo check that blog out - thank you!

@RahRahRooRah
The banana idea is good! Oh my! Chickpea water?! I'm tempted as I'm so curious as to how?!? Also - meringues?! Blimey!

@whojamaflip

That sounds delicious! Might have to just make it for myself!

@NoTeaNoShadeNoPinkLemonade

Those were my first thoughts, and then thought duh, no soy! 🙈🙈

This is all fantastic - thank you all.