This gluten-free chocolate cake is moist and great for birthday cakes.
I tried out the silicone bakeware that I recently bought, and I’m very pleased. I made a chocolate cake recipe that I know works well and put half the batter into the cake pan and half into cupcake holders. They both turned out well. I didn’t spray the containers and afterward read that you should. A little bit stuck to the silicone, but the cake came out easily.
Chocolate Cake
Author: Linda Etherton
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups rice flour
- ½ cup potato starch
- ¼ cup tapioca starch/flour
- ⅔ cup cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- 1⅔ cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup hot water (maybe slightly less)
Instructions
- Combine the first six ingredients in a medium sized bowl.
- In your mixer bowl combine sugar, eggs and extracts. Beat several minutes until light.
- On low speed beat in the mayonnaise.
- Alternate adding the flour mix and water, starting and ending with the flour. Hold back about 2 Tb. of water. The batter should be thick and fluffy. Add the remaining water if needed.
- Spread into two round greased cake pans or one 9 x 13 inch greased pan.
- Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.
I”m curious what you made/used for icing? This looks great! I’m going to try it for our daughter who has Celiac…..
Jennifer
Hi, Jennifer. Thanks for your comments. I used Duncan Hines creamy home-style classic chocolate icing.
The chocolate cake recipe is similar to a gluten-free one that I devolped and you all may want to try. I used 1 cup of strong coffee (cooled of course) rather than hot water. I basically followed the recipe for Hersheys Black magic cake substituting the flour with Bob's Red Mill All-purpose Flour Mix and I love it! And I do not mind the bean taste – as the chocolate covers it up anyway! Similar to above but with 1 cup of buttermilk also – very moist chocolaty cake! Terri in St. Paul, MN