You're making a chocolate cake, and you've started mixing the ingredients together when you realise you're out of butter. Rather than running to the shop, take a look in your pantry instead, there are some very practical alternatives!
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1. Applesauce
Applesauce can replace the butter, but also the sugar in a recipe. It will have less of a taste in chocolate cake than in a plain cake. It will make your cake as smooth as butter, but without the calories.
2. Coconut oil
Coconut oil is a perfect way to replace butter. Its neutral taste allows it to be used in both savoury and sweet mixtures.
3. Bananas
Suitable for pancakes or cakes, crushed banana will allow you to keep a smooth texture even without adding any fat. The riper the banana, the stronger its taste will be.
4. Courgettes
Cooked and crushed courgettes are a good substitute for butter in sweet and savoury dishes. Its taste is very neutral and if you remove the skin, you won't even notice the difference between your usual recipe. Don't forget about our famous chocolate courgette cake recipe!
5. Avocado
Avocado is known for its fatty texture and is very suitable for baking. It also contains unsaturated fatty acids, which is excellent from a nutritional point of view.
Alternatively, you can make your own homemade butter using fresh cream. For your convenience, you can invest in a homemade butter kit available online!
