Re: Please help me bake a birthday cake

[Guest guest]

I am not a good baker, so I ordered a chocolate cake mix from

the Gluten Free Pantry online. It was really great . Just make

sure you get one that is casein free - I don't remember if they

have two. For the icing I mixed confectioners sugar ( make sure

it's JUST sugar), Fleischmans unsalted margarine and rice milk.

I don't know how you would do the chocolate icing exactly, but

you can find casein free chocolate chips at the Gluten free Pantry

- maybe you could melt them.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

I am not a good baker, so I ordered a chocolate cake mix from

the Gluten Free Pantry online. It was really great . Just make

sure you get one that is casein free - I don't remember if they

have two. For the icing I mixed confectioners sugar ( make sure

it's JUST sugar), Fleischmans unsalted margarine and rice milk.

I don't know how you would do the chocolate icing exactly, but

you can find casein free chocolate chips at the Gluten free Pantry

- maybe you could melt them.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

If you want a " mix " , go to " glutensolutions.com " ...for $3.95 you get a choc

cake mix that is FREE OF; wheat, gluten, casein, dairy, egg, nut, soy.

Also another choc cake mix for $5.75 FREE OF: wheat, gluten, casein, dairy,

egg, nut, soy, yeast. To make icing, they sell a powdered icing sugar FREE

OF: wheat, gluten, dairy, casein, egg, nut, corn,.

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[Guest guest]

The best chocolate cake that I have made is out of ' Special Diets

for Special Kids. I served it for my son's birthday and no one could tell it

was GFCF.

2 cups GF flour (rice/potato/tapioca mix)

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

2 tsp xanthan gum

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

3 eggs

1 2/3 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup mayonnaise

1 1/3 cups water

Combine first five ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

With electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat at high

speed until light (approximately 3 minutes). Reduce speed to low and beat in

mayonnaise. Alternately beat in flour mixture and water.

Grease and flour pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes for pan and 20 minutes

for cupcakes.

(I have always had to bake longer -- just test for doneness for inserting

toothpick. When it comes out clean cake is done)

Chocolate frosting

1/2 cup margarine sub

1/2 cup Crisco

1 LB Confectioners sugar

1 tsp vanilla

2 TBL milk sub

2-3 TBL Corn Syrup

2/3 cup cocoa

Combine margarine, shortening and vanilla

Beat until very smooth Add cocoa

Add sugar one cup at a time and beat until mixed.

Beat for several minutes until all sugar has been added. (You may use entire

pound or may not -- use until you have desired consistency)

Beat in milk and corn syrup to desired consistency

This frosting is great. It is like the middle of a twinky.

[Guest guest]

I'll probably get in trouble for telling you this but I'll tell you anyway --

I use Hellman's Mayo

[Guest guest]

Thanks a lot! Which mayonnaise do you use and what proportions for

the gf flour mix? Thanks again. -Meggie

> The best chocolate cake that I have made is out of '

Special Diets

> for Special Kids. I served it for my son's birthday and no one

could tell it

> was GFCF.

>

> 2 cups GF flour (rice/potato/tapioca mix)

> 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa

> 2 tsp xanthan gum

> 1 tsp baking soda

> 1/2 tsp baking powder

> 3 eggs

> 1 2/3 cups sugar

> 1 tsp vanilla

> 1 cup mayonnaise

> 1 1/3 cups water

>

> Combine first five ingredients in a medium sized bowl.

>

> With electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar and vanilla until smooth.

Beat at high

> speed until light (approximately 3 minutes). Reduce speed to low

and beat in

> mayonnaise. Alternately beat in flour mixture and water.

>

> Grease and flour pan and bake at 350 for 30 minutes for pan and 20

minutes

> for cupcakes.

>

> (I have always had to bake longer -- just test for doneness for

inserting

> toothpick. When it comes out clean cake is done)

>

> Chocolate frosting

>

> 1/2 cup margarine sub

> 1/2 cup Crisco

> 1 LB Confectioners sugar

> 1 tsp vanilla

> 2 TBL milk sub

> 2-3 TBL Corn Syrup

> 2/3 cup cocoa

>

> Combine margarine, shortening and vanilla

> Beat until very smooth Add cocoa

> Add sugar one cup at a time and beat until mixed.

>

> Beat for several minutes until all sugar has been added. (You may

use entire

> pound or may not -- use until you have desired consistency)

>

> Beat in milk and corn syrup to desired consistency

>

> This frosting is great. It is like the middle of a twinky.

[Guest guest]

The problem from the Hellman's was the fact that I used a recipe out of a

cookbook and that is a no-no so I was afraid possibly using a brand name was

a no-no too. LOL Just silly rules.

The proportions of the flour are:

2 cups rice or sorghum flour

2/3 cups potato starch

1/3 cup tapioca

Enjoy. It is an excellent cake.

[Guest guest]

Thanks. What are the proportions for the gfcf mix? Why would there

be trouble over Hellman's? I am looking forward to making this today.

> I'll probably get in trouble for telling you this but I'll tell you

anyway --

> I use Hellman's Mayo

[Guest guest]

thanks to all who responded to my question about the cake. The

mixes sound great but because I waited until too late (bad Mom!) I

will have to give those a try in the future. Misura the cake recipie

was unbelieveable, better than any 'regular' cake I have ever tried.

Thanks so much. Have you ever made it a different color and if so

did you substiute something for the cocoa? I cheated and went with

duncan hines frosting but will try the homemade version sometime.

[Guest guest]

thanks to all who responded to my question about the cake. The

mixes sound great but because I waited until too late (bad Mom!) I

will have to give those a try in the future. Misura the cake recipie

was unbelieveable, better than any 'regular' cake I have ever tried.

Thanks so much. Have you ever made it a different color and if so

did you substiute something for the cocoa? I cheated and went with

duncan hines frosting but will try the homemade version sometime.

[Guest guest]

I never have made it a never color but according to it is very easy to

do. Try the homemade frosting sometime -- it is as unbelievable as the cake

is. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I don't know what we would all do without

people such as and others who have forged this road ahead of us.

Take care.