Birthday Cake?

September 18, 2008

I bought a cake mix at our local natural food store. It was really a good

cake! The brand is Gluten Free Pantry, it is a yellow cake. I made my own

icing, I couldn't find one already made. You can also use the same mix to make

Snickerdoodle cookies that we LOVE!

Debra

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September 18, 2008

Just what I need right now... A Gluten-Free Baking Challenge!?

Next week is my daughter's 4th Birthday.? She is so excited to have a cake.? Now

she's not Gluten-Intolerant, but I don't want to make a cake and serve it to

everyone except my almost-2 yr old son...? I don't want him to see everyone

eating cake while he has to eat millet bread or something... So, does anyone

have any really good recipes for gluten free, vegan birthday cake?? I'm not

going to have time to do a practice run, so I need something that is going to be

delicious the first time around!? Frankly, the idea of a cake with no milk, no

flour and no eggs .... Sounds like a miracle to me!? Any of you ladies have a

miracle up your sleeve??

Thanks,

Alina Joy

September 18, 2008

If you want foolproof and easy, you could order vegan, gluten-free cake mix

from the Sweetie Cakes Co. The mixes they sell aren't cheap, but the

chocolate cake mix is out of this world (plus they're all organic and

fair-trade!). I served one last year at my birthday party, and many of the

gluten-eating people asked for seconds.

http://sweetiecakesco.com/

Sally

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 1:15 PM, <alinajoydubois wrote:

>

> Just what I need right now... A Gluten-Free Baking Challenge!?

>

> Next week is my daughter's 4th Birthday.? She is so excited to have a

> cake.? Now she's not Gluten-Intolerant, but I don't want to make a cake and

> serve it to everyone except my almost-2 yr old son...? I don't want him to

> see everyone eating cake while he has to eat millet bread or something...

> So, does anyone have any really good recipes for gluten free, vegan birthday

> cake?? I'm not going to have time to do a practice run, so I need something

> that is going to be delicious the first time around!? Frankly, the idea of a

> cake with no milk, no flour and no eggs .... Sounds like a miracle to me!?

> Any of you ladies have a miracle up your sleeve??

>

> Thanks,

> Alina Joy

>

September 18, 2008

I very much agree with your decision to make ONE cake for everyone. Since you

are under pressure of time just now, how about simply using a gf cake mix from

the store? They usually turn out reliably and remarkably (possibly even

miraculously!) like what most people are accustomed to having. They are

available (in my area) in chocolate and white flavours, both very tastey with a

light texture. You can use natural food colourings like a little berry juice

for pretty icing, and I'm quite sure most 4 year olds would be happy with that,

especially if you serve it with some sort of dairy-free ice-cream! :-)

Trying out recipes and finding just the right one can take a lot of time, I

know. It's very strange how a recipe can work perfectly for one cook, yet not

for another.

Can you use almond milk or rice milk? I find that works very well instead of

dairy milk in baking, although I usually just use water with perfectly good

results. Apple juice is also a possible option.

I find that commercial powdered egg replacer or the flax seed method does for

the eggs very well.

Please let us know how whatever you choose to do turns out!

Deborah

Just what I need right now... A Gluten-Free Baking Challenge!?

Next week is my daughter's 4th Birthday.? She is so excited to have a cake.?

Now she's not Gluten-Intolerant, but I don't want to make a cake and serve it to

everyone except my almost-2 yr old son...? I don't want him to see everyone

eating cake while he has to eat millet bread or something... So, does anyone

have any really good recipes for gluten free, vegan birthday cake?? I'm not

going to have time to do a practice run, so I need something that is going to be

delicious the first time around!? Frankly, the idea of a cake with no milk, no

flour and no eggs .... Sounds like a miracle to me!? Any of you ladies have a

miracle up your sleeve??

Thanks,

Alina Joy

.

September 18, 2008

White/yellow, carrot, or chocolate?

Pam

On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 11:15 AM, <alinajoydubois wrote:

>

> Just what I need right now... A Gluten-Free Baking Challenge!?

>

> Next week is my daughter's 4th Birthday.? She is so excited to have a cake.?

> Now she's not Gluten-Intolerant, but I don't want to make a cake and serve

> it to everyone except my almost-2 yr old son...? I don't want him to see

> everyone eating cake while he has to eat millet bread or something... So,

> does anyone have any really good recipes for gluten free, vegan birthday

> cake?? I'm not going to have time to do a practice run, so I need something

> that is going to be delicious the first time around!? Frankly, the idea of a

> cake with no milk, no flour and no eggs .... Sounds like a miracle to me!?

> Any of you ladies have a miracle up your sleeve??

>

> Thanks,

> Alina Joy

>

September 18, 2008

You are in luck! I do indeed have such a miracle cake!

CRAZY CAKE

3 c. gf flour (I use 6 parts rice flour, 2 parts potato starch, 1

part tapioca starch)

2 c. sugar (use a vegan source)

2 tsp. soda

1/3 c. cocoa

1/2 tsp. salt

Mix dry ingredients then add:

1 tsp. vanilla

2 TBLSP. vinegar

3/4 c. oil

2 c. cold water

mix and bake in a 9X13 cake pan at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

At 10:15 AM 9/18/2008, you wrote:

>Just what I need right now... A Gluten-Free Baking Challenge!?

>

>Next week is my daughter's 4th Birthday.? She is so excited to have

>a cake.? Now she's not Gluten-Intolerant, but I don't want to make a

>cake and serve it to everyone except my almost-2 yr old son...? I

>don't want him to see everyone eating cake while he has to eat

>millet bread or something... So, does anyone have any really good

>recipes for gluten free, vegan birthday cake?? I'm not going to have

>time to do a practice run, so I need something that is going to be

>delicious the first time around!? Frankly, the idea of a cake with

>no milk, no flour and no eggs .... Sounds like a miracle to me!? Any

>of you ladies have a miracle up your sleeve??

>

>Thanks,

>Alina Joy

>

September 18, 2008

>So, does anyone have any really good recipes for gluten free, vegan birthday

cake??

I use the chocolate cake recipe in our archives --- I believe it's

called the Amazing Eggless Cake. It's delicious, has always turned

out, and I use it for everyone, not just the 'gluten free'. It's

moist and flavorful --- those who can eat gluten haven't known the

difference.

There is also a poppy-seed cake version of the same eggless cake that

is delicious as well! Both recipes are in our files.

LaDonna

September 19, 2008

Hi Everyone,

You ladies really do have miracles up your sleeve!?

Pam, since you're offering options, how about carrot?? That sounds yummy!

To the others who replied, I will consider using a store bought cake mix this

time around.? We just found out this morning that my husband's company is going

to be doing another round of layoffs really soon, so I'm going to pass the

expensive cake mixes this time around... But it's good to know they're out

there!?