Does anyone have a reliable recipe for Christmas cake that is free of saturated fat, but one that will keep? I’ve looked at some recipes that are free of saturated fat, but they need to be eaten within 3 days - that’s not going to happen in this house, as there’s only two of us, and freezing any extra will just result in it being forgotten then thrown away as it will have got freezer burn.
Could the butter be substituted with oil, for example, and if so, what quantity, as I believe you use less oil than butter when trying to convert a recipe, but I’m unsure of the correct proportions?
I really like Delia Smiths Dundee cake recipe for example, but unsure of how much oil would substitute the butter in her recipe.
I know that ideally, Christmas cake should be avoided when trying to control saturated fat intake, but it’s not as if it’s going to be eaten every day of the year - it’s a treat, so I’m really hoping that someone, somewhere, has an alternative recipe.
TIA ?.
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