Birthday Cake (Gluten-Free)

This recipes comes from Bon Appétit - January, 1999
For cake
12 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, chopped
¾ cup (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
6 large eggs, separated
12 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For glaze
½ cup whipping cream
½ cup dark corn syrup
9 ounces bittersweet (not unsweetened) or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped Chocolate shavings or Gold-brushed Chocolate Leaves
Make cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9-inch-diameter springform pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper or waxed paper; butter paper. Wrap outside of pan with foil. Stir chocolate and butter in heavy medium saucepan over low heat until melted and smooth. Remove from heat. Cool...

This recipe comes to us from Nancy Garniez.
Chop 2 cups of raw carrot chunks in the Vitamix. Set aside. In the container (no need to rinse) place the following:
½ cup rice flour
½ cup corn meal
¼ cup each sweet potato flour, soy flour, and peanut flour
½ teaspoon xanthan gum
¼ to ½ cup vanilla sugar (i.e., sugar from a canister in which a vanilla bean or two is in residence)
1 ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons baking powder
Blend. Stop. Add 4 large eggs and ¼ c. maple syrup mixed with ¼ c. oil (I use canola, safflower would do as well.) Tap-release red impact lever 5 times, then stop and scrape down the sides with a spatula. Repeat. (Or else just stir in a large mixing bowl unt...

This recipe comes to us from: Gayle M Chastain.
1 cup butter or margarine
½ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
1 ½ cups rice flour
½ cup sweet rice flour
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Cream butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla. Thoroughly combines flours, salt, xanthan gum and nuts. Add to butter mixture. Form dough into 1 balls. Place on un-greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool on sheet for 1 - 2 minutes. Remove and immediately roll in additional powdered sugar. Cool completely and roll again in powdered sugar.

This recipe comes to us from Martha in NM.
2 ½ cups rice flour
½ cup tapioca flour
Dash salt
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 teaspoons cinnamon
4 eggs
2 cans/jars carrots (14 ½ oz. drain & save juice)
¾ cup oil
¾ cup carrot juice
½ cup chopped nuts (never tried it with nuts)
Throw everything in a bowl and beat for a good 5+ minutes with electric mixer. Bake in BUNDT pan at 335F for 1 ¼ hours. This is a large cake. For frosting mix Cool-whip and gluten-free cream cheese or dribble we with favorite frosting or just sprinkle with powdered sugar when cool.