Ackermans Chocolate Cake Recipe & Betty's Frosting

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, For you and anyone else who missed this gem! Here is THE

CHOCOLATE CAKE recipe with frosting.

Also at the end I've included what looks like a very versatile frosting

recipe sent in by Betty in CA but I haven't tried it.

Chocolate Cake From Ackerman

EVERYONE needs a good cake recipe. Your friends will NEVER KNOW it is

GFCF!

Mix these ingredients in a bowl.

1 cup white rice flour

1/2 cup soy flour (or use all soy flour or you can use sorhgum flour)

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup CASEIN FREE cocoa powder (or quick)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tsp xanthan gum or guar gum

Add:

1/2 cooking oil

1/2 cup rice milk or soy milk

1/2 hot water

1 egg

2 teaspoons vanilla

Stir until mixed. Oil and flour an 8 x8 inch pan. Pour batter into pan.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Longer if needed to

clean a toothpick.

***Can be doubled to make a sheet cake or two round cake pans or 24

cupcakes. For cupcakes bake for 20 -25 minutes.

Maple Frosting

1 1/4 GF CF powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1/4 cup pure maple syrup

Butter Cream Non-dairy Frosting From Betty in Central California

CHOCOLATE:

1/4 cup GFCF margarine, softened

1/3 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon GFCF vanilla

2 cups GFCF confectioners' sugar

4 tablespoons water

With electric mixer on high, beat margarine until fluffy. Beat in cocoa

powder and vanilla on low. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar,

alternating with water, until desired thickness is achieved. If a thinner

frosting is desired, increase water. If a thicker one is desired,

decrease water.

VANILLA: Omit cocoa powder, increase sugar to 2 1/2 cups.

ORANGE: Omit cocoa powder, replace vanilla with orange extract. Increase

confectioners' sugar to 2 1/2 cups add 1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel.

Substitute orange juice for the water.

LEMON: Omit cocoa powder and vanilla. Increase sugar to 2 1/2 cups add

1/4 teaspoon grated lemon peel. Substitute 1 tablespoon lemon juice for 1

tablespoon of the water.