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(easy) Gluten Free Birthday Cake

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  • 07-02-2012 4:58pm
    #1
    Bubblefett
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    It's my mom and dad's joint 60th birthday next weekend and somehow I've agreed to make a cake. My mom's ceoliac so it has to be gluten free.
    Now for the difficult part, I'm an awful baker! It really has to be an idiot proof recipe.

    Any suggestions welcome please!


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    emzolita
    Registered Users Posts: 1,602 ✭✭✭emzolita


    http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/clementine-cake-2559
    I make this all the time, It's sooo easy, and has no flour in it.
    the only thing I would suggest is: the recipe calls for using the entire fruit, (skin, pith and all) I did this the first time, and it came out too sour.
    I changed it to zesting the clementines. then boiling these PEELED clementines (skins discarded) for only about 15 mins, then blitz them, an throw in the zest.

    It's not really a birthday cake, more of a tasty tea cake, but im sure you could ice it. (there's no fat in it either, so it's a great recipe altogether)


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    Bubblefett
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Bubblefett


    emzolita wrote: »
    http://www.nigella.com/recipes/view/clementine-cake-2559
    I make this all the time, It's sooo easy, and has no flour in it.
    the only thing I would suggest is: the recipe calls for using the entire fruit, (skin, pith and all) I did this the first time, and it came out too sour.
    I changed it to zesting the clementines. then boiling these PEELED clementines (skins discarded) for only about 15 mins, then blitz them, an throw in the zest.

    It's not really a birthday cake, more of a tasty tea cake, but im sure you could ice it. (there's no fat in it either, so it's a great recipe altogether)

    That sounds like a great recipe! Really easy sounding. I'd have to substitute the baking powder for a gluten free one though, but I don't think it'd make too much of a difference
    Thanks for the changes. I'll definetly make this, if not for the party, for future desserts :p


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    woody1
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    does she like fruit cake, ive got a no flour fruit cake recipe that il put up her later if you want
    also have a lemon drizzle cake recipe made with spuds , that is believe it or not absolutely yummy..
    think i have brownie recipe somewhere as well if thats any use ..


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    FionaB3
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    Dove Farm and Marks and Spencer do wheat/ gluten free self raising flour, just use a standard Victoria sandwich recipe e.g. 8oz SR flour, 8oz caster sugar, 8 oz of butter 4 eggs and 2 table spoons of milk I sometimes add a spoon of creme fraiche makes it lovely and moist and gluten free flour absorbs more liquid, and vanilla extract or lemon zest.

    fiona


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    mcballer
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    I know I'm not the OP woody1 but I can't eat gluten Id love the GF lemon drizzle cake recipe...


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    Bubblefett
    Registered Users Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭Bubblefett


    woody1 wrote: »
    does she like fruit cake, ive got a no flour fruit cake recipe that il put up her later if you want
    also have a lemon drizzle cake recipe made with spuds , that is believe it or not absolutely yummy..
    think i have brownie recipe somewhere as well if thats any use ..

    She's not a fan of fruit cake, I'd love the lemon drizzle cake recipe if you have it!
    FionaB3 wrote: »
    Dove Farm and Marks and Spencer do wheat/ gluten free self raising flour, just use a standard Victoria sandwich recipe e.g. 8oz SR flour, 8oz caster sugar, 8 oz of butter 4 eggs and 2 table spoons of milk I sometimes add a spoon of creme fraiche makes it lovely and moist and gluten free flour absorbs more liquid, and vanilla extract or lemon zest.
    fiona

    Thanks, I've had to cook with gluten free flour before and I always manage to screw it up (as you said, it absorbs more liquid). So if possible i'd like to avoid it :)


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