Topic: Sour Cream Question.

[Duke Ellington]

I am about to make a cake [lemon coconut cake] which calls for sour cream. I dont have any sour cream but I do have yoghurt. Is there any reason why I shouldn't use yoghurt. Does anyone know if it would affect the end result of the cake ?

Duke :)

[goodlife]

you can replace it with yoghurt..sour cream is a bit richer though..but it should not be problem..if your yoghurt is set sort you might need to add drop of milk to prevent cake coming dry

[plot51A]

Don't actually know for sure - but if it was me I would go ahead with the yoghurt, think it is generally interchangeable in most recipes with sour cream.

p.s. save me a slice  ;D

[valmarg]

Sour, or in some recipes soured cream is a culture, similar to yoghurt.  I'm not entirely sure of the differences, but some cooks/chefs state that if you haven't got sour/soured cream, add a few drops of lemon juice to double cream to achieve a similar effect.

valmarg

[PurpleHeather]

Sour cream is simply lemon juice added to single cream to thicken it.

Yoghurt has a distinctive flavour so the end result would taste different. Any one with a sensitive palate will taste the distinctive yoghurt flavour.

The problem with commercially produced yoghurts is that they are usually not what I call a proper yoghurt. With all this low fat rubbish, they are intended for those who want a sweet without the calories.

The cake will probably turn out very well, especially if you use a decent Greek plain yoghurt.

You will no doubt, have made it by now so let us know how it turned out please.

I always wonder about these questions........

 

[Duke Ellington]

Thanks for all your advice :) I made the cake today and it got the thumbs up from my OH :) I used a greek yoghurt with 10 % fat and it turned out lovely.

Duke