Every day with my lunch I treat myself to something a bit naughty. Most days it's a chocolate brownie from the gluten free section of the supermarket but I've been worried about the extra ingredients in there that are possibly not that good for you so was keen to find an alternative. Yesterday I had a go at making some gluten and lactose free chocolate cakes by adapting a recipe and look... they've risen (yay!!!) and are lovely, moist and light and not too rich. This is only the second time I've tried to bake cakes since my diet changed so I was a bit nervous about how they'd turn out. Mr P was my guinea pig last night and thought the cake was great and couldn't tell it was any different to a normal one so I'm going to share the recipe here for anyone who's on a similar diet and might like to try them.
chocolate cakes (gluten and lactose free)
Makes 9 muffin sized cakes
2oz (50g) plain chocolate (I used green & blacks organic cooking chocolate - melts easily)
5oz (150g) plain gluten-free flour (I used Dove Farm)
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp zanthan gum (to replace the gluten)
pinch of salt
5oz (150g) soft brown sugar
3oz (85g) dairy-free margarine (I used Pure)
1/4 pint (150ml) unsweetened soya milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F / 180 degree C / Gas 4. Line 9 deep muffin tins with paper cases.
2. Chop up about 1 oz / 25g of the chocolate into small chunks.
3. Melt the rest of the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of almost simmering water until smooth.
4. Sift the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, zanthan gum, salt and sugar into a large bowl.
5. Add the chocolate, vanilla essence, margarine and soya milk and beat until smooth. Add the eggs and beat until blended. *Edit - Add the chopped up chocolate to the mixture and mix.
6. Fill the cases about 2/3 full.
7. Bake until risen and a skewer inserted into the centre of a cake comes out clean. 20 - 25 minutes should do it but our oven took 40 mins because it's old and we need a new one. Transfer to a rack to cool or eat one straight away like I did!
Speaking of which it's lunch time. Might just have to go and eat another! See you later! :-)
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