{"id":259,"date":"2012-04-02T14:42:31","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T20:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/?p=259"},"modified":"2012-05-19T23:56:32","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T05:56:32","slug":"favorite-gluten-free-chocolate-birthday-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/favorite-gluten-free-chocolate-birthday-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Favorite Gluten Free Chocolate Birthday Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our family loves this gluten free<\/a> chocolate birthday cake. This morning, my daughter Jennifer, from Appsforhomeschooling.com<\/a>,  called and asked me for this recipe for the fourth time. It keeps getting lost in their various moves. Since 2 of her daughters need to eat gluten free, then this is a critical recipe for them! My little granddaughters love this cake and so do we!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\"gluten_free_chocolate_birthday_cake\"<\/a>\n

Birthdays for children who eat gluten free can be very stressful. In some cities, there are bakeries that specialize in gluten free, so a busy parent can just go and pick one up, at a premium price. If you don't have that luxury or if it is out of your price range, this is an economical alternative that doesn't sacrifice taste.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

When you serve this cake at your next birthday party, no one is going to turn up their nose because of a dry crumbly texture. Your child won't feel singled out or different with this gluten free cake. No one will even notice the difference.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Quick and Easy Gluten Free Chocolate Birthday Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n

This is a moist, delicious, easy and simple gluten free cake that actually tastes great.  Most of my wheat eating friends can't even tell that it is gluten free!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2 cups of all purpose gluten free mix<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 1\/2  cups of white sugar<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tsp baking soda<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

6 tbsp of gluten free cocoa<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1\/4 tsp of salt<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2 eggs<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 cup of cold water<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3\/4 cup of butter and\/or coconut oil or a mix of both<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tsp vanilla<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This is a one bowl cake that doesn't need a lot of preparation time or special instructions. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Put the all purpose gluten free mix (this will work well with a purchased mix, as well, just make sure that if your purchased mix does not have xanthan gum in it, to add 1\/2 tsp to the 2 cups of mix) in a bowl. Add the sugar, baking soda, gluten free cocoa and salt. Beat 2 eggs and add them with the cold water and the butter\/coconut oil (you can melt this first, if you want…otherwise room temperature is okay). Add the vanilla and beat well.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Pour the batter into a greased 9 x 13 pan or 2 greased and floured (with sweet rice flour or all purpose gluten free mix) 8 inch rounds.  Bake the cake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 20-25 minutes. Check at the 20 minute mark and test with a toothpick or cake tester. If it comes out clean, it is done. These times depend on your pan and the accuracy of your oven.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you prefer making cupcakes, this will make 12 cupcakes that will cook in about 15 minutes. Use cupcake liners, it makes life easier! I have just discovered parchment baking cups from Paper Chef and am excited about how clean cupcakes come out with those. No leaving half your muffin on the cupcake paper anymore!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Make your favorite gluten free chocolate icing, ice the cake after it's cooled and have a great birthday party!!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So when gluten free eating is the new normal in your house, it is really great to have a familiar taste and flavor at birthday time. Celebrate your special day with a gluten free chocolate cake that has earned its place in our family members hearts! I hope you enjoy it!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Our family loves this gluten free chocolate birthday cake. This morning, my daughter Jennifer, from Appsforhomeschooling.com,  called and asked me for this recipe for the fourth time. It keeps getting lost in their various moves. Since 2 of her daughters need to eat gluten free, then this is a critical recipe for them! My little granddaughters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,5],"tags":[10,29,28,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-259","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gluten-free","8":"category-gluten-free-cake","9":"category-gluten-free-recipes","10":"tag-all-purpose-mix","11":"tag-birthday","12":"tag-chocolate-cake","13":"tag-gluten-free-2"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=259"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":863,"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/259\/revisions\/863"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=259"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=259"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sherievenner.com\/thesehealthyelements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}