On Wed, 30 May 2012 18:17:02 +0100, "D. T. Green"
> wrote:

>Some traditionally 'fatty' products like mayonaise now seem to be produced
>commercially with *low* fat alternatives.
>
>We have tried to make some cake with a low fat content (ie a little olive
>oil instead of shed loads of butter) but the results tasted very dry.
>
>How might we copy the commercial products with a 'healthy' alternative in
>our cake rather than lots of butter? Thanks.
>

JMHO-- But cake is not *health food*. It is *pleasure food*. Make
it as pleasurable as you can-- and just eat a little less of it.

Jim