I just love how recipes develop. You start with an idea, which you try. Hopefully it works out to some degree. You tweak it and try again until you have something good. Then one day you think, “If I took out some of this, and added some of that, I’d have…” So you modify it…
Cake & Cupcakes
Gluten free Lava Cake
About four and a half years ago I found out I was celiac. So the last time I had lava cake must have been five years ago. Have you ever had lava cake? We used to live in a town on the East Coast that had a Chart House Restaurant right on the water. The…
Chocolate Date Frosting
Once in a while it hits me… the craving for a slice of chocolate cake =) I’ve always been crazy for chocolate cake. And believe it or not, I think the cakes I make now (that I’m gluten-free) are even better than the ones I use to eat many years ago. As it usually goes…
Gluten Free Marble Cake
This cake is so decorative and so delicious. You might say it tastes as good as it looks 😉 I thought it would be perfect for a party or your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. It’s not an entirely new recipe. I just used my Vanilla Bean Cake recipe, and substituted 1/2 cup cocoa powder to…
Pumpkin Spice Cake
I’m calling this Pumpkin Spice Cake, because it’s made with pumpkin pie spice, but it also reminds me a lot of carrot cake. The frosting came out especially nice, and I think it’s the frosting combined with the cake that seems similar to carrot cake. Still, I can’t bring myself to call it carrot…
Gluten Free Coffee Cake
I have to give credit for this idea to Andy, my husband. The other day I made my Vanilla Bean Cake, and he said, “You know what would be really good? If you made this into coffee cake.” I thought making a variation of it sounded great. One of the reasons I think everyone loves…
Strawberry & Mini Sunbutter Cupcake Kabobs
Tomorrow is of my friend’s son’s birthday, and her daughter can’t have gluten, dairy or eggs. So she asked me if I could bring a dessert that met those requirements, and I was happy to accept. I almost made a recipe by someone else, but first I wanted to try something… I wanted to make…
My Kids’ 2009 Birthday Cake
Vanilla Bean Cake
After eating black bean cakes like Lauren’s chocolate bean cake (from Healthy Indulgences), I was hungry for a vanilla version. However, the only white bean cake recipes I found included a cup of flour or a cup of pumpkin, so I had to come up with a totally new recipe, avoiding those ingredients. I am so…
Coconut Cupcakes
The girls and I made cupcakes on this windy second day of May. After they cooled we topped them with melted dark (dairy-free) chocolate, and then dipped half of them in toasted coconut. This recipe is inspired by one from Cooking With Coconut Flour. Gluten-free Coconut Cupcakes Beat with electric mixer: 1/4 cup liquified coconut…