Birthday Cake

[hannahsue01]

I already posted somthing wanting to know how good the Hy-Vee cakes are and still want to know for furture referance but found out they have to be ordered more than a week in advance. So now I am looking for a really good cake recipe. We are a little new to this whole gluten-free cooking thing as we are only a week into this or so but are NEVER going back. We have tried many manufactured gluten free products only to be disapointed that they do not have a good flavor, there dry, and that there texture is gritty. Does anyone have a good recipe that this doesn't happen to and that the non gluten-free people won't notice? If you do have an awsome recipe is there anything that I need to know to have my cake come out well? Thanks!

[Guhlia]

I have an amazing cake recipe. No one will ever know the difference. I've only made this as cupcakes, so I can only vouche for the end product of that, not as a cake, but I imagine it would be similar or the same. These are absolutely the best gluten free cupcakes ever... Don't be scared by the mayo in the recipe. This is from allrecipes.com submitted by Amy called gluten free yellow cake. These stay moist for days too which is amazing for gluten free baked goods.

INGREDIENTS

* 1 1/2 cups white rice flour

* 3/4 cup tapioca flour

* 1 teaspoon salt

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 3 teaspoons baking powder

* 1 teaspoon xanthan gum

* 4 eggs

* 1 1/4 cups white sugar

* 2/3 cup mayonnaise

* 1 cup milk

* 2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and rice flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.

2. Mix the white rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and xanthan gum together and set aside.

3. Mix the eggs, sugar, and mayonnaise until fluffy. Add the flour mixture, milk and vanilla and mix well. Spread batter into the prepared pans.

4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Cakes are done when they spring back when lightly touched or when a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool completely then frost, if desired.

[Sweetfudge]

check out www.eatingglutenfree.com every recipe i've tried from that site has turned out very well! good luck!

[hannahsue01]

I have an amazing cake recipe. No one will ever know the difference. I've only made this as cupcakes, so I can only vouche for the end product of that, not as a cake, but I imagine it would be similar or the same. These are absolutely the best gluten free cupcakes ever... Don't be scared by the mayo in the recipe. This is from allrecipes.com submitted by Amy called gluten free yellow cake. These stay moist for days too which is amazing for gluten free baked goods.

INGREDIENTS

* 1 1/2 cups white rice flour

* 3/4 cup tapioca flour

* 1 teaspoon salt

* 1 teaspoon baking soda

* 3 teaspoons baking powder

* 1 teaspoon xanthan gum

* 4 eggs

* 1 1/4 cups white sugar

* 2/3 cup mayonnaise

* 1 cup milk

* 2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and rice flour two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans.

2. Mix the white rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and xanthan gum together and set aside.

3. Mix the eggs, sugar, and mayonnaise until fluffy. Add the flour mixture, milk and vanilla and mix well. Spread batter into the prepared pans.

4. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes. Cakes are done when they spring back when lightly touched or when a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool completely then frost, if desired.

What does the mayo do for the cake?

[emcmaster]

What does the mayo do for the cake?

It makes it very moist.

[Jennas-auntie]

It makes it very moist.

Yum that sounds good, I'll have to try that one. When I was new to all this someone on the board recommended Bob's Red Mill chocolate cake mix, which I tried since I was able to find it locally and make for a birthday party so my niece could eat some. I made it first, clean kitchen, in a new cake tin, and it came out great, then put gluten-free frosting on it with a pastry filler. More of that cake was gone by the end of the party than the gluten one I'd made later on the other counter. I'm sure there are lots of great recipes out there too, also there is a chocolate cake one in the Gluten Free for Kids book that someone recommended which I've also used which was good. I've heard many good things about Namaste but haven't tried them yet since I'd have to mail order them, and they are a bit more money. Good luck!