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Cooking & Baking

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5. Maybe - what's the purpose of the sour cream?

Reply to MissMillie (Original post)

Tue May 4, 2021, 10:08 PM

May 2021

If the main rising agent is baking soda, and the sour cream is there to provide acidity, yes, you should be able to substitute it with yogurt. The result may be a bit tarter. Experiment, and let us know!

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Substitution question [View all] MissMillie May 2021 OP

Give it a try and then multigraincracker May 2021 #1

I use yoghurt in place of sour cream in a number of things. Sauces, pancakes, dressings. . . niyad May 2021 #2

What's the fat content of the yogurt? wryter2000 May 2021 #3

Then it wouldn't be a "sour cream" cake. SharonClark May 2021 #4

Maybe - what's the purpose of the sour cream? Retrograde May 2021 #5