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As my regular readers know, I have not only gone gluten free but I have almost completely sworn off sugar. So the inspiration for this GF Chocolate Cake Cream Cheese Frosting dessert was a dinner party and the desire to make my guests leave happy. A comment from my mom echoes in my ears when she said that I may be better at desserts than I am with savory dishes. You understand my dilemma? This cake was so so good and I dare you to tell me you think it is gluten free.
GF Chocolate Cake Cream Cheese Frosting from Feed Your Soul Too
I have written before how gluten free desserts are very forgiving. The lack of gluten does not play as big of a role in the final product. That may not be 100% true but if you add sugar and butter to most anything, it will turn out really good. A couple of my gluten free desserts that turned out really well include a PEPPERMINT FROSTED CHOCOLATE CAKE and these PUMPKIN LAYERED BROWNIES. Each of these were holiday or seasonal if you prefer.
My GF Chocolate Cake Cream Cheese Frosting is a pretty traditional cake combination. I love a cream cheese frosting. It is sweet but has some real texture. If the chocolate cake was not enough, I added milk chocolate and white chocolate chips. If you like sweet, this is your kind of cake. If you are new to gluten free and you want a fairly easy recipe to try, give this one a try.
The cast of characters.
Ingredients
The building of the gluten free chocolate cake.
Building of the Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
The GF Chocolate Cake Cream Cheese Frosting.
GF Chocolate Cake Cream Cheese Frosting
GF Chocolate Cake Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
- 1 Bag Gluten Free Chocolate Cake Mix Bob's Red Mill
- 2 Whole Eggs
- 1/2 Cup Canola Oil
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 2 Tbsp Butter melted
- 1/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Sugar
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 1/4 Cup Milk Chocolate Chips
- 1/4 Cup White Chocolate Chips
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 3 Cups Confectioner Sugar
- 4 Tbsp Coconut Milk
- 1 Stick Butter softened
- 1/2 Block Cream Cheese softened
Instructions
Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
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Begin by combining the dry ingredients in a bowl. Do the same with the wet ingredients. Pour the wet ingredients into the chocolate cake mix. Add to 2 cake pans sprayed with coconut oil. Bake in a 325 degree oven for 12 - 14 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean. Remove from oven and let cool.
Cream Cheese Frosting
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Beat the butter until fluffy in a stand mixer. Add the confectioner sugar one cup at a time. Mix until combined, and then, add one tbsp of the coconut milk. Next, add the peppermint extract.
Continue by adding one cup of the sugar and one tbsp of the coconut milk. After all the sugar is added, check the consistency to see if you need the last tbsp of milk or need more sugar.
Finishing Cake
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Take one layer of the cake and using an offset spatula and cover the top. Next, add the 2nd cake layer and spread the remaining from on top and the sides. The final step is to shave some chocolate on top of the cake.
Serve and enjoy!
What size cake pan? Also, the instructions refer to peppermint oil but that is not one of the listed ingredients.
Peter, thx for stopping by. This cake was delicious. I used standard 9″ round cake pans. I used 2 tsps vanilla extract. Let me know how it turns out.