Mini Glazed Lemon Cakes With Yogurt?

[kam]

I want to make the Mini-Glazed Lemon Cakes with dinner tomorrow night - but my mom is lactose-intolerant. I am thinking that I could substitute yogurt for the sour cream.

Has anyone done this - and how did they turn out?

Also, if anyone has subbed yogurt for sour cream in cakes before, what kind of yogurt should I buy? (I have to admit I have never bought yogurt in my life).
Any tips are appreciated!

Thanks!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I sub yogurt all the time for sour cream.I usually buy an organic brand. Stoneyfield Farms, or Cascade Fresh.I also LOVE :love: Fage's Greek Yogurt (a little taste of Heaven on earth!) but it is pricey.Oh - and this is for plain yogurt. You could use lemon, I guess, but those little cakes are already pretty lemony!

 

[kam]

Thanks so much! I just wasn't sure!

My other alternative for dessert was the red white & blueberry trifle - but DH hates strawberries - so I would much rather make the lemon cakes if I could keep them lactose free!

I can't wait!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Thanks so much! I just wasn't sure!

My other alternative for dessert was the red white & blueberry trifle - but DH hates strawberries - so I would much rather make the lemon cakes if I could keep them lactose free!

I can't wait!

My DH is lactose intolerant too, and we really don't notice the difference using yogurt vs. sour cream.....and there are better health benefits using it too!

 

[kam]

Becky,
Now I am looking at the recipe closer and the glaze has butter - which my mom says she can't have. What do you sub for the butter - of does it do okay without butter?

Thanks!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

Smart Balance Spread - which now comes in sticks too!

 

[kam]

EXCELLENT! Thanks.

Not being lactose intolerant myself, I am not up on all these things!

 

[ChefBeckyD]

I use butter all the time in cooking and baking and it seems to be fine for DH - I remember reading sometime that it's harder to process the lower fat stuff when you are lactose intolerant, so if DH ever has regular ice cream he has the real, full fat stuff.