What is an alternative to using sour cream in a chocolate cake recipe?

I’m planning on baking a fudge chocolate cake this afternoon and need to know an alternative to using sour cream in the recipe. Please keep in mind I am baking for someone who is lactose intolerant and can’t eat creams, eggs, cream sauces, yogurt, etc. Any ideas is greatly appreciated. =) Thank you.
Thank you for all your responses, I appreciate all of them. Is it possible to not use anything in place of sour cream?

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6 comments a "What is an alternative to using sour cream in a chocolate cake recipe?"

applesauce works good

Here is a substitute for sour cream but im not sure you can use it in a cake. It says you can use it in any recipe so its worth a shot.

Sour cream, in chocolate cake? Not in my chocolate cake you don’t, and not in my kitchen. But guess what? I was given this tin of swiss chocolate powder to make hot chocolates. I experimented with it, and used it in making a chocolate sponge cake, Ashliegi, it blew my mind, one of the best flavored chocolate cakes I have tasted.

No I didn’t use sour cream, went the old traditional way.

Chris

i saw a program where the chef substitute butter and cream with blended beet root added to a chocolate muffin recipe to make it moist.
The tv show was millionaire supermarket recipes or something.
I never tried it myself bec it sounded a little wierd but it was shown by an actual chef.

plain yogurt

I am a former chef from canada and it is possible to leave it out, I would use a bit more cocoa or melted dark chocolate, the sour cream just is used to activate the leavening agents, and for a lactose intolerent person then use the chocolate product, I do not like applesauce it doe leave a bit of a after taste, strained prunes make it nice even date puree.

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