Gluten-free cake?

[grubbybastard]

OK, I have two (2) employees who eat gluten-free diets. I have to make cake (or cupcakes?) next week for my staff and so I'm actively seeking successful recipes -- I'm talking you've actually TASTED these recipes and they didn't make your mouth twitch.

Anyone? Beuller?

Comments

[par_avion]

IIRC, cupcakes will be more successful.

I'll ask in my LJ, I know a few people who eat gluten-free.

ETA: Are you just looking for gluten-free? It doesn't also have to be vegan, right?

[par_avion]

If you don't want to buy the "I'll never use this again" ingredients that sometimes go into GF baking, apparently there is a Betty Crocker GF cake mix, that someone has successfully used as a base to make lemon-poppyseed and red velvet cupcakes.

[grubbybastard]

Gluten-free is the only requirement that I'm aware of. We had GF brownies from a store earlier this month, so I'm assuming butter (etc.) was used in the making of those.

[a2andy]

I've done this before:

http://glutenfreemommy.com/angel-food-cake/

Usually with some type of sorbet or other fruity enhancement. (I didn't use this exact receipt but I can't find the one I used, but this one looks very similar although I used just rice flour.)

[catnash]

I second this. I've had luck making a gluten-free cake with rice and almond flours.

[ncsuj]

hmmmmm gluten free is a new world to me....let me ask my boss and report back.

My advice

[slagkick]

Order a cake with the following on it:

THIS CAKE HAS GLUTEN IN IT
(SORRY BITCHES, YOUR LOSS)

Re: My advice

[grubbybastard]

I understand why you're so slaggy, but why are you so kicky?

Re: My advice

[slagkick]

*kick*

[kiri_l]

I'm a celiac.. I have a lot of recipes and have been diagnosed over 20 years. I also won the county fair in a non-gf torte category last year. :D What kind of cake would you like to make?

[medelle]

Kiri here is the best person to answer your question. She's Bern a lifesaver since km-nola was diagnosed!

[grubbybastard]

I'll offer several potentially contradictory requests. :)

I'd prefer not to buy too many "one time only" ingredients, although I don't mind having to buy some. These employees aren't going anywhere, and this will hardly be the last time I bake for them.

It would be lovely to make something they can't easily get from a store. I'm aware that you can just buy gluten-free brownies, for example -- if there are cakes that are easily found, I'd rather make something else.

I don't want something so challenging that I have to do a dry-run earlier in the week to make sure I can get it right.

I'm completely open in terms of flavor and type. :)

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[kiri_l]

Will email during lunch. =)