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angel42 Enthusiast
angel42
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Hi,

I am new to the forum. I was just diagnosed last month and I'm thrilled there is actually a place I can go and ask for advice. Anyway, this sat is my husband's birthday and I always bake him a cake but I want to make him a cake I can actually eat. He doesn't like chocolate. Does anyone have a good non-chocolate birthday cake recipe? Are there gluten free frostings that people like? Since he can eat anything and it is his birthday I really want to make this special so any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!!!

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I used namaste mix last time, white cake mix. It turned out well it makes a eight inch pan. I did alter it. I was making a strawberry cake so i poked holes in the hot cake and poured a little strawberry pop on it. Its really moist and best made the day of. My husband and daughter loved it. I didnt try it but Im on an elimination diet. I also poured vanilla pudding over the top and cool whip on top of that for a frosting.

I have yet to find one that makes a good bigger cake since most of the mixes I found only go up to 8 inches and not a full size pan, hopefully someone else will chime in with it as Im curious too. Frostings are easy being gluten free.

Do you want a cake decorator type icing to make a design or just a typical frosting to spread?

Here's mine I use for decorating cakes-

ICING TO DECORATE CAKES

1 lb. powdered sugar

1 c. Crisco

1/4 c. water

1 tsp. vanilla (add vanilla to taste, I like a little more)

Beat for 5 minutes. Will get light and fluffy.

BUTTERCREAM ICING

1 c. granulated sugar

1/2 c. butter

1 egg white

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. lukewarm milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Put all ingredients together in small bowl and beat for 5 minutes. At first mixture will look curdled but will smooth out with beating. Spread on cake.

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angel42
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I used namaste mix last time, white cake mix. It turned out well it makes a eight inch pan. I did alter it. I was making a strawberry cake so i poked holes in the hot cake and poured a little strawberry pop on it. Its really moist and best made the day of. My husband and daughter loved it. I didnt try it but Im on an elimination diet. I also poured vanilla pudding over the top and cool whip on top of that for a frosting.

I have yet to find one that makes a good bigger cake since most of the mixes I found only go up to 8 inches and not a full size pan, hopefully someone else will chime in with it as Im curious too. Frostings are easy being gluten free.

Do you want a cake decorator type icing to make a design or just a typical frosting to spread?

Here's mine I use for decorating cakes-

ICING TO DECORATE CAKES

1 lb. powdered sugar

1 c. Crisco

1/4 c. water

1 tsp. vanilla (add vanilla to taste, I like a little more)

Beat for 5 minutes. Will get light and fluffy.

BUTTERCREAM ICING

1 c. granulated sugar

1/2 c. butter

1 egg white

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. lukewarm milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Put all ingredients together in small bowl and beat for 5 minutes. At first mixture will look curdled but will smooth out with beating. Spread on cake.

Thanks so much! Where do they sell Namaste. I live in NY and work in NYC.

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There are a lot of really good cake recipes on the www.eatingglutenfree.com website. The eclair cake is really good . . .

Also, it's easy to make an angel food cake that is gluten free. Just use tapioca starch or potato starch in place of the flour. I don't think you even need to add xanthan gum to help hold it together . . . I'll go double check and re-post if that's wrong, though. And angel food cake is really yummy with whipped cream and strawberries.

Have fun!

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** Also I wanted to let you know on the butter cream recipe I forgot to add that one of the butters can be shortening instead of both being butter. Sorry it came out funny what I meant to write was - you can use 1 cup of butter or 1/2 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of shortening. I prefer the butter taste though.

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Hello, again!

I double checked, and angel food cakes don't have to have xanthan gum in order to stick together. So just get any old recipe and use potato starch or tapioca starch instead of the flour the recipe calls for. You can also add a tsp. of almond or vanilla flavoring.

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hineini
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One of the best cakes I've ever had (and this includes gluten-containing ones) is the one I made for my ex's birthday. It's an extremely moist, buttery yellowcake with raspberry filling and a raspberry cream topping.

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