Cake without butter

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 10 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a cake without butter? Prepare your food. You can use kefir of any fat content. Potato starch will also work, take 2 times less, 10 grams. Take odorless vegetable oil, seedless raisins. All products should be at room temperature, so remove eggs and kefir from the refrigerator in advance. If you did not have time to do this, then dip the eggs in warm water, and dilute the kefir with hot water or heat it up.

2. STEP 2

   

   Rinse the raisins and pour boiling water for 10 minutes. In this way, you will not only soften the dried fruit, but also remove all the dirt that was not washed off during washing.

3. STEP 3

   

   Then place the raisins in a sieve and rinse again. Spread the raisins in a single layer on paper towels to dry.

4. STEP 4

   

   Rinse the lemon thoroughly, preferably with baking soda in warm water. Rub the skin thoroughly with a hard sponge to remove any additives used on the fruit. Finely grate the lemon zest - the upper part of the peel. Do not touch only the white part under the skin, it is bitter.

5. STEP 5

   

   Then cut the lemon and squeeze the juice out of it. To prevent seeds from getting into it, place a small strainer under the lemon.

6. STEP 6

   

   Take a bowl and sift the flour into it. This will not only remove possible debris from it, but also saturate it with oxygen, which will make the baked goods more airy. Add starch, baking powder and salt to flour. Salt in sweet baked goods acts as a flavor enhancer, don’t be afraid of it. Mix dry ingredients.

7. STEP 7

   

   Beat the eggs into another bowl. Be sure to wash your eggs before using them, as even seemingly clean shells can harbor harmful bacteria. It is best to use food grade detergents and a brush. Beat them with sugar until fluffy and light.

8. STEP 8

   

   Reduce mixer speed to minimum. Pour kefir and vegetable oil into the egg mixture. Stir until smooth.

9. STEP 9

   

   Combine both masses - dry and liquid ingredients. Mix them at low mixer speed. Add lemon juice and zest, vanillin, stir the dough with a spatula. The dough should have the consistency of liquid sour cream.

10. STEP 10

    

    Add a little flour to the raisins and stir them around so that each raisin is covered in the flour. Pour the raisins into the dough and mix it with a spatula. In this way, the raisins will be evenly distributed throughout the dough and will not settle to the bottom.

11. STEP 11

    

    Take any baking dish. Any heat-resistant pan will work for this recipe. If you are using a silicone mold, you do not need to coat it with butter or margarine. But it is better to lightly grease metal, ceramic or glass dishes with vegetable oil so that the baked goods do not burn. Pour the dough into it.

12. STEP 12

    

    Bake the cake in the oven, preheated to 180°C, for 50-60 minutes. Baking time will depend on the features of your oven and the size of the pan. My cake took 55 minutes to bake. When the top layer of the cake is slightly browned, check it for readiness: pierce it with a wooden skewer in several places; if the skewer comes out dry, then the pan can be removed from the oven.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cool the finished cake and remove from the mold. You can sprinkle it with powdered sugar. Serve to the table. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

stringka

11.09.2023

4.9

If you add orange zest and juice it will be incredibly flavorful!

Alyona

11.09.2023

4.7

Interesting recipe, I have never baked a cake without butter and starch. I decided to try it and did not regret it. I used potato starch, I followed the advice of katushafin and took a little less than a tablespoon. Thanks to the starch, the cake has such a crumbly structure. I would say that this cake is like a cloud, easy to prepare, and the structure is airy. I didn't have raisins, but I did have some dry mix to make a chocolate drink. That's why I ended up with such a dark color. And of course the lemon did its fragrant job. To summarize, I will say that the experiment was a success, the main thing is not to be afraid to try something new, to be able to move away from stereotypes and everything will work out!

Natalia M

11.09.2023

4.9

I love baking cupcakes, I love mixing this creamy dough, when it bakes it gets a crack in the middle and then it tastes amazing. I liked the composition of this butter-free cake. If there is starch, then the cake will turn out “silk”) I used corn starch, my favorite, I really love the result of its “work”. Kefir always adds juiciness and moisture. In the recipe I replaced the lemon with a tablespoon of prepared lemon juice and dried lemon zest. We don’t hold raisins in high esteem, I added candied fruits. I cut them into small pieces. There wasn't very much dough, so I baked it in a rectangular pan. I was very pleased with the result! The cupcake turned out fragrant and very tasty! It is porous, juicy, easily cut into pieces, and does not crumble. In the evening, the whole family enjoyed tea with this delicacy, there was not even any left for the morning) Thank you very much for this successful recipe! I recommend to everyone!

Irina

11.09.2023

4.7

Hello. But something went wrong for me. I tried to make it according to the Cupcake recipe without butter. Where is the mistake . The cake did not rise and was not baked.

Irina

11.09.2023

4.6

180 normal up, down without convection

Irina

11.09.2023

4.9

Thank you for your help. I'll try to bake it again.

Irina

11.09.2023

4.7

Thanks for the advice