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Please Post Your Favorite gluten-free Chocolate Cake Recipe

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JennyC
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My son's Birthday is coming up in a little over a month, and I plan on having a large party. I would like to make a cake from scratch because the mixes are so expensive and usually make a smaller amount than a normal cake mix. I am going to make a cake using a race car mold and also some cupcakes. I need a cake that is not too finicky because it can't stick to the mold. I have tried converting gluten cake recipes to gluten-free by using my standby mix: 3 parts white rice flour, 2 parts potato starch, 1 part tapioca starch & 1 tsp xanthan gum per 1.5 cups flour. The cakes are either not flavorful enough and/or they are really spongy. Please help! I'm driving my family nuts by making so many cakes!!! :P

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Here's what we use - Bette Hagman recipe. I think the sour cream is what makes it so good - very moist.

Featherlight Chocolate Cake

1 3/4 cup featherlight flour mix

1/2 tsp Xanthan gum

2 cups sugar

3/4 cup cocoa

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup sour cream

1 cup boiling water

beat eggs, add sour cream and vanilla

beat in dry ingredients

slowly add boiling water and mix well

bake at 350 F

9 x 13 pan -- 35-40 minutes

13 x 18 pan -- 17-20 minutes

cupcakes - bake about 20 minutes

Featherlight Flour Mix

white rice flour 1 cup

tapioca flour 1 cup

corn starch 1 cup

potato flour (not starch) 1 tbsp

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celiac-mommy
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Try the recipe on the back of the Hershey's cocoa container (the one with the cup of boiling water) but sub in the Pamela's gluten-free baking mix for flour, you have to minimally alter the baking powder, soda and salt but the pkg of Pamela's tells you how much is already in the mix cup for cup-if not, let me know and I have the full conversion for that recipe at home.. OMG it is heaven!

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natalie
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I use buttermilk in place of milk in any cake recipe... it makes it nice and moist.

Natalie

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Katydid
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I know that you are looking for a recipe for a really good chocolate cake; but, I couldn't help myself...I just had to throw this in. I have been cooking gluten free almost 20 years and was constantly trying to come up with the perfect chocolate cake. A few years ago, I happened upon the Namaste Chocolate Cake Mix. This has got to be the most delicious chocolate cake I have ever tasted - gluten free or not. It is a very dark, rich moist cake; and unless you told them, nobody would every know it was gluten free.

All kidding aside, I am really a pretty good cook. But when I find a mix that can pull something off better than I can, I put my ego aside and go for it.

JennyC Enthusiast
JennyC
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I know that you are looking for a recipe for a really good chocolate cake; but, I couldn't help myself...I just had to throw this in. I have been cooking gluten free almost 20 years and was constantly trying to come up with the perfect chocolate cake. A few years ago, I happened upon the Namaste Chocolate Cake Mix. This has got to be the most delicious chocolate cake I have ever tasted - gluten free or not. It is a very dark, rich moist cake; and unless you told them, nobody would every know it was gluten free.

All kidding aside, I am really a pretty good cook. But when I find a mix that can pull something off better than I can, I put my ego aside and go for it.

I actually have one of those mixes that I have not tried yet. If it's that good, maybe it's worth the money. There are about 30 guests invited.

Thank you for all the replies. As always everyone is so helpful. :)

jkmunchkin Rising Star
jkmunchkin
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I love the Namaste chocolate cake mix. I've made chocolate cake from scratch too, but I actually like this mix even better. You can find it at Wild Oats, random health food stores or www.namastefoods.com

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wolfie
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I use Pamela's Chocolate Cake Mix and add the cup of sour cream...OMG...it really is TDF....I served it at my son's b-day party and not one of the guests knew it was gluten-free until I told them. I really need to make this again b/c it really is THAT good.

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irish daveyboy
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My son's Birthday is coming up in a little over a month, and I plan on having a large party. I would like to make a cake from scratch because the mixes are so expensive and usually make a smaller amount than a normal cake mix. I am going to make a cake using a race car mold and also some cupcakes. I need a cake that is not too finicky because it can't stick to the mold. I have tried converting gluten cake recipes to gluten-free by using my standby mix: 3 parts white rice flour, 2 parts potato starch, 1 part tapioca starch & 1 tsp xanthan gum per 1.5 cups flour. The cakes are either not flavorful enough and/or they are really spongy. Please help! I'm driving my family nuts by making so many cakes!!! :P

Hi 'JennyC'

If you would like to try my recipe for chocolate cake (there's even photo's)

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just click on the link. (brand name in brackets can be ignored these are just brands that are

certified to be free from any cross-contamination in Ireland and are required by

The Irish Coeliac Society.)

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Good luck on the birthday, hope all goes well.

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Best Regards,

David.

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