Did it pass the butter test, though? π
It does look fluffy, I haven't tried using yoghurt yet. I usually use extra virgin olive oil if I am adding any fat to the mixture. I wonder about the processing to get vegan butter - what ingredients are in it?
Yes, it passed the butter test (with real butter) π
Yogurt is not must as I skip it when I don't have any in my fridge. The ingredients of vegan butter are; shea butter, coconut oil, lectin, sunflower oil, carrot juice (I guess it's for the color), lemon juice, and salt π§ For some, I notice lemon juice too much sourly but it's not noticeable in cake :)
I wonder how they get the butter taste? Shea butter and coconut oil have quite strong flavours.
That's right.
Interestingly no strong taste from coconut, which I wanted to avoid for winter cakes. I only know shea butter smell from cosmetic. Isn't it quite neutral?
The vegan butters are more like salted butter (not common in Germany but common in Japan) and we notice salt + fat taste mainly.
Shea butter has a very pleasant smell, it's not obtrusive but it is definite - if you were blind testing raw shea butter you would recognise the smell. Mr P buys it in big lumps from a shop in Kensington in London. You say what weight you want and they carve off a lump. We mix it with coconut oil to make skin cream.
Wow that's a nice shop. I would love to have the skin cream ....... or, wait, may I apply the butters in my fridge on my face!? Just kidding π§ π
π That made me laugh! You could try, I guess, but probably a bit expensive π