Where oh where do I even start this post when that big hunk of chocolate is staring me in the face?
Luckily I planned ahead enough to save myself some, so I can nibble while I think about that question.
That’s better. The worst kind of food blogging torture is trying to write a dessert post when you don’t have any left to eat. Actually… the worst food blogging torture might be dish duty. But writing about chocolate without eating chocolate is clearly high up on the list.
How about reading about chocolate without eating chocolate? Sorry about that. Not to interfere with your evening plans, but I have to say that this cake is worth rushing home after work to make. Dare I say it’s even worth skipping the gym to rush home and make? I have, on occasion, been known to cancel my evening exercise plans for a reeeeally good-looking chocolaty dessert recipe. Not that I think you would ever sink to that level… but if you would consider it, now should be the time.
So, I have a lot to say about this cake. If there’s one thing that can make me blabber, it’s chocolate. Well, maybe my wedding. But yes, also chocolate.
Anyway, while this chocolate cake clearly didn’t leave me speechless (plenty o’ words, even if they’re about nothing!), it did leave me questioning several basic assumptions I held before emarking on this veggie-filled cake-baking project.
Assumption #1: Cakes made with beets will taste like beets. (Exhibit A.)
Assumption #2: Frosting made with avocados is not frosting.
Assumption #3: Vegan cakes are not as good as non-vegan cakes.
Assumption #4: Gluten-free baking is scary.
I even mentioned some of these assumptions to you last Friday in my cupcake post, when I used my birthday as an excuse to bake cupcakes with white flour and goat cheese buttercream.
Not apologizing for it. That goat cheese frosting is PHEnomenal.
But how silly of me to think that my birthday couldn’t also be an excuse for making THE most delicious, fudgiest, gooiest, most insanely chocolaty (yet also most veggie-filled) cake of all time.
A cake that does not taste like beets. With an avocado frosting that does not taste like avocados… but quite like dark chocolate frosting. And that is vegan and gluten-free, yet you would never guess it.
I mean, two vegetables in a cake does not a health food make. The amount of vegetables in this recipe (or is avocado a fruit? you get what I’m saying anyway) is roughly equivalent to the amount of sugar, so let’s not go skipping the green in favor of this cake. But what’s amazing is that the beets and avocados give this cake a moistness and richness that I swear you could not get with butter and eggs. It pretty much blew my mind.
So now that I have gushed sufficiently, here is the deal with this cake: it is a fudgy vegan, gluten-free chocolate cake made with beet puree. And it’s topped with an avocado-based chocolate frosting that is unbelievably silky. Mmmm.
Naked cakes are all the rage right now, and since I didn’t want to use a million avocados in this frosting recipe, I decided we’d go naked with this cake! No frosting on the sides, just between the two layers and on top. Pretty cute, right?
I’m not sure how I feel about the naked cake look for formal events like weddings (there are a lot of those being pinned!), but I think it’s pretty attractive for a homemade ooey gooey chocolate cake. Over the years I have come to face the fact that my cakes will always look very homemade. And I’m embracing it, because how many cakes have you tasted that are dressed up to the nines but totally lacking in flavor? At least I have my priorities straight!
Lately I’ve been obsessed with decorating cakes with nuts and seeds. Used here: a dusting of coca powder, hemp seeds, pepitas, almonds, pecans, and cocoa nibs. It’s kind of a forest floor look? I think it goes pretty well with chocolate.
I want to talk a little more about the fact that this cake is gluten-free. Gluten-free! My first gluten-free cake. I meant to make it vegan all along, but just before I got started, I decided I wanted everyone to be able to enjoy it. And chocolate sometimes makes things kinda fool-proof… so I decided to experiment with gluten-free cake baking for the first time. Go big or go home, right?
Actually, a friend recently told me that when it’s go big or go home, I usually go home.
Fair enough.
Luckily, that was in reference to my inability to stay out past 10 pm – I usually literally go home – and not my baking skills. Because this cake is the stuff a chocoholic’s dreams are made of, and you would just. never. know. that there’s no gluten in it. I was so happy the whole gluten-free thing turned out! Maybe I’ll have to start getting a little more adventurous on that front. Just maybe.
Assumption #5, which I forgot to mention above, is that I don’t want to quit my job and run away to start a bakery. This cake also had me seriously questioning that one, too. Good thing I can share this cake with you here… and keep my day job :)
Guys, this one’s a keeper. Hope you all love it as much as we did!
- 2 medium beets
- 2 cups plain unsweetened almond milk
- 1 Tbsp cream of tartar
- 1.5 cups raw turbinado sugar (or substitute cane sugar)
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1.5 cups oat flour
- 3/4 cup almond meal
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch of kosher salt
- 2 ripe avocados, halved and pitted
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp melted coconut oil
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- few pinches kosher salt
- 2 Tbsp strong brewed coffee (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400. Chop the stems off your beets, as well as the tips if they are long. Scrub clean. Wrap in foil and roast until a fork slides easily to the center of the beet, 60-75 minutes. Remove, unwrap, and set aside until cool enough to handle.
- Once cooled, peel the beets by pushing the skins off with the back of a knife. they should slide off easily. Cut the beets into chunks and place in the bowl of a food processor. Puree, scraping down the sides as necessary. You may have to add a bit of water to encourage the beets to puree. Scoop out 1 cup of puree for this recipe - the rest is leftover.
- Lower oven temp to 350. Coat two 8-inch cake pans with cooking spray. Line with parchment paper (trace the bottom of the tin onto parchment paper and cut out so it just fits in the bottom) and spray again. Set aside.
- Whisk together almond milk and cream of tartar in a large bowl. Let sit about 5 minutes to curdle.
- To the almond milk mixture, add 1 cup of beet puree, sugar, coconut oil, and vanilla extract. With a hand mixer (or in a stand mixer), beat until foamy, about 30 seconds. (This is important so that the coconut oil does not separate and solidify.)
- Sift in remaining dry ingredients. Beat again to incorporate.
- Divide between the cake pans. Bake at 350 until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with fudgy crumbs, 30-35 minutes.
- Remove and cool completely in the pans on wire racks. Then, if time allows, transfer pans to the fridge to cool further. Run a knife around the edge of the cake pan before inverting the cake and peeling off the parchment paper. (Be sure you allow the cakes to cool completely before removing, or they will not hold together!)
- Scoop out the flesh of the avocados and place in the bowl of a food processor. Puree until smooth. Add remaining ingredients and puree again, scraping down the sides of the bowl.
- Place the first layer on your cake stand or serving plate. If the top is uneven, carefully even it off with a knife. Smooth on about half of the frosting, and top with the second cake layer. Smooth on remaining frosting and add any decorations you like! (If you made 1 9-inch layer, you will have enough frosting to coat the sides, if you want.)
- Refrigerate before serving. The cake can be served immediately, but I like it best after being refrigerated overnight. Enjoy!
Erica! You’ve got me drooling first thing in the morning! But I’m wondering if I can just cheat things a bit and buy canned beets. If so, what size can should I buy?
Hi Terr, sure, you can use canned beets! You’ll need 1 cup of puree, so a 28-oz can (or 2 14-oz cans) oughtta do the trick :)
Whew! There you are. Okay seriously Erica, I’ve had this cake on the brain, literally drooling all day. And I’ve got the hormonal “chocolates” too?
Sounds like a piece of cake will solve all your problems :)
How do I get the beet choc cake recipe????
I’m making this right now, only problem is I couldn’t see at what point I had to add the almond milk in. This step is omitted.
Erica! Thank you so much for posting this! I can’t wait to try it! Can you tell me how many calories are in a slice ?
Gahhhhh I need this! It looks so ooey, gooey decadent and delicious — plus I LOVE the forest floor decorations ;-) It’s super cute!
Erica – This cake looks incredible, regardless of the fact that it is full of beets ;) I used to be scared of GF baking as well but everything has always turned out so well for me! And now I need to scrounge up some chocolate for breakfast…
Wow! Can a cake made with beets and avocado really look and taste that great?! You’re turning me into a believer.
I think I’ve died and gone to heaven. I had to scroll through your insanely beautiful and tasty pictures 12 times before I could even start reading your post. LOVE everything about this, from the beet to the avocado to the gf to the vegan. This cake makes me dumb. As in speechless. I’ll skip all the workouts to race home and eat it!
Somebody definitely should have made this for me for my birthday on Monday. It sounds fab! :)
the topping is stunning!!
I love Minimalist Baker! She makes gluten-free and vegan baking so easy :) Beautiful cake, and I think this is another one of those desserts I’m going to have to make and then “forget” to tell my fiance it’s secretly healthy. Been doing that a lot lately.
Lady….You have absolutely outdone yourself here. This recipe is off the hook. I can almost taste this cake through the computer screen!!! Avocado, beets AND chocolate all in one recipe. Love.
Wow, this is blowing my mind right now! Beets, avocado and it’s gluten-free? I would skip the gym for this any day!
OMGosh Erica! You have THE best timing…my husband’s birthday is next month and this cake will make him SO happy, thank you! I think the nuts and seeds give it a nice bit of crunch which is a pleasant surprise. I LOVE your recipes, you are so creative: thank you, thank you, thank you!
This cake looks pretty darn tasty. Is there a substitute for cream of tarter?
Hi Goreti, yes, you can substitute 2 Tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar.
Could you use 2 Tbsp of apple cider vinegar instead of the cream of tartar? Also, could you substitute the turbinado sugar with honey or maple syrup? If so, would it be an equal conversion?
Thank you for this recipe…can’t wait to make it for my son’s first birthday next week!
Any reason why I can’t use almond flour (I have a ton of it frozen) instead of the oat flour? And, I hate to be dense, but is the almond meal in your recipe the same thing as almond flour?
Hey Anna, yep, almond meal=almond flour – and I totally wondered the same thing! Also, I’m no expert with gluten-free baking… you could use all almond flour, but I suspect the result would be an even denser cake. The oat flour makes it softer and lighter. If you have oats on hand, you could also grind them to a flour in your food processor.
this cake looks amazing. you would never know it’s made with healthy ingredients!
I adore beets in chocolate cake…they add a nice richness, fudginess and depth of flavour to the cake. I have yet to try avocado frosting, but this seems like the perfect one to start with.
I want to eat that forest floor. Looks, spectacular. I’m only now getting the hang of baking (after many years of trying and failing miserably). And I’m totally astounded with the ‘butter substitutes’ you’ve used here. Love Love Love this.
I have never, ever, ever used beets – for anything – so this post both intrigues and terrifies me. I am trying to eat more cleanly, and this seems like a much better bet than a boxed cake mix (I can hear you cringe from here). What advice do you have for a beet virgin?
I made this yesterday and it was wonderful! It was my first time making a dessert even remotely healthy and I was so blown away by how delicious the cake and frosting were. Thanks so much for the recipe!
Made this today. Tastes relish!
However, the process in making this was messy. The batter was very thin. Once the hand mixer was applied, red spots splattered all over the kitchen! I ended up mixing by hand with a whisk. The coconut oil solidified a bit. Was it supposed to be like that?
This recipe worked great for me! It was only my second time baking, the first being GF, V, sugar-free banana bread from this same site(excellent recipe as well), and it still turned out great. Although I was forced to use coconut flour instead of almond meal and bananas instead of avocados.
Thank you so much for assisting me in baking! My girlfriend was extremely pleased with the birthday cake she received.
Delicious factor: 10/10
When you substituted coconut flour did you do a direct conversion of 3/4 cup of coconut flour for the almond flour? I’m assuming you would have to reduce it since coconut flour uses so much moisture? I’m attempting this cake tomorrow so I wanted to see what you did first before attempting it myself.
I am on my 3rd time baking this cake. I have had to bake it 45 minutes or more to get it to set.
I am taking it to a put luck tomorrow and will post a sign in it saying “vegan, gluten-free, contains vegetables.” Is it mean that I am hoping the sign will let me bring some of it back home again?
Hello Erica,
this cake looks amazing!! Do you know the shelve life? Do I have to keep it in the freeze? Thanks.
Melissa.
Has anyone mentioned yet that Oats Are Not Gluten Free?!
Hi Sian, just make sure the oats you buy are certified gluten-free and you should be all set!
We had this cake today, with a different icing and fondant, and less sugar in the cake recipe. It was beautiful, and the best chocolate cake I have ever eaten – and I’ve worked as a baker in my youth. It was gooey and moist with a hint of crumb and just the perfect amount of sweet instead of the sickly sweet I’ve found in lots of chocolates cakes lately both home made and profession. I can only aspire to make it taste this good, as I was not the baker of this perfection.
Does not seem that I can post a picture here – too bad as it had our solar system on it.
Hi Erica! Thanks for posting. I have a question for you…. I’m hoping to make this for my roommate’s birthday this Saturday, once I get off work… To save time, I’m thinking of roasting the beets the night before, letting them cool, then sticking them in the fridge so they’re ready to process the next day.
Would you recommend waiting to make the frosting the same day I make the cake though? I know the avocados will turn brown (obviously not a big deal here (: ) in the fridge overnight, but if you think it will be okay to do that, please let me know.
Thanks!
Hi Rose, I think it would be OK to make the frosting the day before – it keeps surprisingly well for something avocado-based! But I would recommend letting it come to room temperature before you spread it on the cake. Hope you and your roommate love it!
Thanks, Erica! I also am using oat milk instead of almond milk, and may substitute other gluten-free flours instead of almond milk for some nut-allergy folks. i’ll let you know how it goes. if there are any flours you’d recommend NOT substituting, please let me know. Thanks again.
This was sooo good! Big hit among vegan and nonvegan friends alike!
I doubled the batter recipe to make three 9-inch layers and substituted coconut flour for the almond flour, and oat milk for the almond milk (had some nut-allergy folks to think of)..
Also, for the frosting, I used 2 large avocados, and added an extra 1/4 c cocoa and 1/4 c agave since I had no coffee on hand. Also didn’t add coconut oil to the frosting. It came out like pudding, and there was enough for a thin layer for the top of each cake layer, which was plenty cause the whole thing was so darn fudgy.
Thanks so much, Erica!
Rose
I’m assuming it’s okay to just use regular brown sugar instead of maple syrup in the frosting and maybe even sub it for the turbinado/can sugar in the cake?
Also is there a cheaper alternative to almond meal? I’m not making this cake until Friday and I’m hoping to find something less pricey since I don’t bake as much as I used to.
I’m in the middle of trying this… but don’t see where to add the almond milk. And do I add only some of it after it is curdled (ie. whey or curds)? Thanks!
Just made this yesterday and it turned out great.
I just set the timer for 5 minutes on the almond milk/cream of tartar and then you add the beet puree to it, then the dry ingredients.
Also it’s definitely best to put the baking tins in the fridge after the initial cooling. I left them in there overnight and then frosted the next day and the cake stayed together very well while taking it out of the tins. Also I had a ton of leftover frosting, so next time I’m going to cut that recipe in half.
Jassira – you said you left it in the fridge to set. Is it supposed to be very moist inside? I tried to make them into cupcakes… but after a toothipick wouldn’t come out clean many times over, they were just too hard to eat. I suspect it wasn’t supposed to come out clean, but be moist inside. Any insights? Thanks!
Rachel it is incredibly moist inside. It’s hard to take it out of the oven when it doesn’t seem done, but it will harden more as it cools and becomes more dense and less fall-apart as time goes on.
I’m going to make this cake again because it’s amazing, but if I’m making it for an occasion, I’ll do it 2-3 days in advance because I feel like my cake reached a state of perfection yesterday, after being in the fridge for three days. Also definitely going to add coffee to the frosting next time to cut the chocolate flavor a little. This cake is delicious but it’s extremely decadent!
Also if anyone has an idea of a good gluten free sub for oat flour, let me know. I’m gluten intolerant but also sensitive to oats, so this cake still makes my stomach hurt a little.
What a gorgeous cake! I baked it using a slightly adapted recipe and came 2nd place in a combined race and cake competition. Is it alright I used and credited you for one of your photos? Have a look!
I made this nut free also by grinding my own “meal” using plain unsalted sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. Used oat flour but I could see using soy or any other gluten free flour for those not tolerant of wheat and oats. It’s incredible rich and moist. I made 2 8in cakes and iced them separately as I had 2 different family events, one gluten free, the other vegan.
I loved hearing about your substitutions, Ell! Love the idea of making this nut-free. Thanks for your comment!
Hi Erica,
My husband on a very fat-restricted diet for health reasons. I have 2 questions:
1- In many baking recipes, I’ve been able to substitute applesauce for the oil component. Do you know if that would work with this recipe?
2- Are bananas an equal substitute for avocados? (Unfortunately, avocados are not permitted.)
Thank you for your help!
EEK!! This looks so good. Want to make it for my hubby’s Bday on Friday but I am allergic to beets. Would applesauce, pureed squash or some other veggie or fruit work ok in place of the beets? I know beets go well with chocolate, but sadly I can’t have them!! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Hi there,
This recipe looks so amazing and finding great vegan cakes is a challenge.
The problem is i made the recipe and luckily i have tested a small amount as a cupcake and
it has sunk in the middle :( I followed the recipe exactly except i had to use caster sugar.
Please help me!
Hi Carzie, I’m sorry you had that problem! I didn’t experience it when making the full-size cakes. The Minimalist Baker has a version that uses sugar and is in cupcake form. Maybe start there?
Hi Erica,
I added more almond meal (about half a cup) and it seemed to work. It was like the recipe was too moist. I did use a gf flour mix instead of oat flour, so maybe thats where the difference was. Tastes amazing!
I also used my own cacao coconut oil glaze as i had no avocado but will make your icing next time. Thanks!
Wow! This is without a doubt the best “substitute” cake I have ever tasted. You would NOT realise it didn’t contain all those yummy things like wheat, eggs and butter. Seriously I have never tasted a clean cake as good as this PLUS my girls absolutely loved it. 10 out of 10. My only observation is that it needed 50 minutes in the oven at 180 d celcius.
I don’t think you should halve the frosting. It fills out the cake nicely. Great recipe. Thank you so much.
Sorry I forgot to add that one of the best things about this recipe is that I used the leftover meal from the almond milk as the almond meal. No waste! (I just blended the wet meal in with the dry ingredients). I do have a Thermomix though so everything is easy for me!
This cakes looks so amazing. I have been gluten free for over a year, in an attempt to regain health. I have a question: I am not supposed to eat almonds…is there another kind of non-dairy milk I can use? Would coconut milk ruin the cake? I tend to not like the taste of soy, unless it is completely hidden.
Thanks a lot
Sue
Hi Sue, I usually find that milk is very easy to substitute – you should be able to use any kind of non-dairy milk. Hope you enjoy!
You should know that soy is not a product that should be consumed by anyone. It is not good for us. It messes with hormones and is especially bad for boys!
This cake is great!! Made for a dinner party and everybody loved it.
Welp, if anyone wants mocha pudding, just add 2 CUPS of strong brewed coffee instead of 2 tablespoons!! Haha whoops! Yummy flavor and superrr smooth consistency…. just can’t eat this up tonight or I’ll be up all night!!!
I would like to substitute the oat flour for coconut flour but understand coconut flour doesn’t substitute 1:1 like normal flours. Can you recommend a good measurement for the coconut flour substitution? If I need to increase the almond flour portion, that is ok as I don’t mind a somewhat denser cake. I actually prefer the texture of flourless chocolate cake. Thanks!
Hi there! It’s about time I try this recipe! I would like to do a chrismas version, like a yule log or something. Would you have any suggestion about the way of twisting it into something more chrismas-ee? Not the content of the recepy, but more the look.
Hello,
Can I make the frosting and cake the day before, then put both in the fridge (separately) then assemble the day of? Or is it better to assemble completely, then refrigerate? I have limited fridge space and it would be easier to keep them separate until the last minute.
Can’t wait to try this tomorrow for my Christmas Eve vegan desert!
I made this for my holiday party this year and I got 5 request the next day for the recipe!
For someone with almost 70 food intolerances, this cake was heaven-sent.
I agree with making it days before serving, I also made the icing the day before and it held up really well.
I only had rice milk the day I made it and I can’t say it made any negative difference.
The cake was definitely at it’s best on the third day, when I was eating the left overs (someone left their tupperware behind muahhaha) for breakfast!
Thank you! Thank you!
This recipe sounds awesome, but I’ve never really made anything vegan before. Would it be fine if I used regular milk instead of almond and butter instead of coconut oil? How would that affect the recipe? Also, is there any substitute I can use for the oat flour and almond meal? I have oats (like the ones used for oatmeal) that I could ground up real fine. Would that work? And is there any substitute for cream of tartar? So many questions, I know. Thanks!
Thanks for this amazing recipe – I made it as a birthday cake and it was a huge hit! The 2nd time I made it, I subbed banana puree for the beets, and for the frosting used only 1/4 cup maple syrup, and a few heaping tablespoons of natural peanut butter and a couple medjool dates instead of avocado/coconut oil/coffee. It was too thick at first, so I slowly added almond milk while it was processing til it became creamy. Love both versions!
I made this cake for my family and it was a HUGE hit! LOVED IT!
I made this today for my birthday and it turned out great! Not very sweet, but super moist, rich and chocolaty. Seemed to be appreciated! We don’t have cream of tartar in Sweden though (or at least I have never seen it) so I used 5 tsp of baking powder all and all instead. Seemed to work fine! Thank you for a nice recipe. :-)
Hello Erica!
Wow this looks insanely good! And so moisty! I want to try it soon.
Avocado and chocolate is the perfect combination of flavors. I love to make vegan chocolate bars with avocado.
I just discovered your blog, and I love it!
What can I use in place of the almond meal? Could I just substitute the same amount of oat flour – upping the amount to 2 1/4 cups of oat flour?
The best! I used recipe of the cream for my crazy cake… and idea with avocado was genius!
Well….This cake blew everyone’s mind! Vegan or not, it was a hit! Dense, VERY chocolatey, and perfect for a birthday celebration. No one could believe the ingredients in the frosting! I will definitely make this again, the cake would be good even without frosting as a brownie type desert.
Don’t be afraid, make it!!
Hi, I used Almond Milk/Coconut Milk and it didn’t curdle? Baking in the oven now so I hope it turns out OK… I also used 1/4 cup of Coconut Flour and 1/2 cup Almond meal.
Hi Erica,
Just want to let you know that I made this cake for my son’s birthday this weekend and it was amazing!! EVERYONE enjoyed the cake and requests for the recipe were many. My sister–in-law texted me from work the next day saying she couldn’t stop thinking about the cake!
Thanks for sharing :)
My husband is gluten intolerant and grandson has food allergies to dairy and eggs, so I thought this would be a good cake to make for a birthday cake that everyone in the family can eat. It was absolutely fantastic! It is like a “death by chocolate” cake, very rich and chocolaty, and everyone was surprised to learn the ingredients. Will definitely be making this cake again!
What about chestnut or quinoa flour instead of oats, would that be ok? Many like me are also grassland grain-free, so avoiding oats.
Also, any ideas about ways around that sugar? I know, that’s a completely different chemistry, but I try to use only honey, maple syrup or dates as sweeteners.
Thanks!
Just wondering if it needs to be raw maple syrup or will the flavored stuff work OK?
Made this cake last night. My only subs were: soy milk and regular white sugar because that’s what I had on hand. I made this cake as a single layer (sheet) cake using my rectangular Pyrex casserole pan, which took about 35 minutes to finish baking. The cake was moist and wonderful! We decided that, because we are hard-core DARK chocolate fans, we’ll add more cacao to the cake next time, but it was still terrific! We are looking forward to having the left over cake tonight. Thank you for sharing this fabulous recipe!
PS, We also made your ASIAN NOODLE SOUP TO CURE A COLD (VEGAN) again yesterday–SO GOOD! Highly recommend that recipe, too! (Sorry I missed adding the 5-star rating when I posted my earlier review of the soup…wish the software would let me go back and edit my review so that I could include the 5-stars.)
I made this Chocolate Avocado Frosting today to put on my vegan chocolate cake and it was so good! It was my son’s birthday and he has many dietary restrictions due to allergies, so, we’ve just opted to go to plant-based eating. Way easier this way. It was funny to see everyone’s face when I told them the frosting on the cake was made from avocados. I know I’ll be making it over and over again because it was that good! I haven’t tried the cake recipe yet, but I may have to very soon.
I made this cake last night for a co-worker’s birthday and I’m a believer!! Can’t wait to try it all together, in a slice, but the bits I tasted, here and there, were awesome! I used canned beets and subbed coconut flour for oat flour. I would suggest you make sure the avocados are ripe. Slim pickin’s at the grocery store had me fishing pieces of unripe avo out of my frosting but it tasted good. 5⭐
The first success in GF baking I’ve ever had (and there’s been many). My very foodie sister in law gave it 9/10 comparing to all cakes inclusive of non-GF. I however give it a strong 5 stars for being the most amazing cake I’ve eaten in a long time… and made by ME!
Bon ap!
This is a very rich cake.
Substituted plain flour for oatmeal flour. Maybe this was the reason for it not rising at all?
Resulted in a very dense cake more suitable for petit four rather than a regular desert cake.
Hi there,
Regarding the comment that oats are “certified gluten free”, this is not strictly true, the labelling is very misleading. Oats always contain a type of gluten known as avenin, this is one of 5 different types of gluten that are contained in grains. The type of gluten contained in wheat is known as gliadin, and is the form that is most commonly reacted to by those sensitive to gluten. Avenin is less reacted to than gliadin, and some people can tolerate eating oats when they can’t tolerate eating gliadin and other types of gluten containing food, however it is very difficult to test for sensitivity to avenin so those with Coeliacs disease are advised to avoid it. So when the packaging says “certified gluten free”, it actually means that they have been processed on equipment away from wheat, barley, rye etc, as the structure of oats always contains avenin, the form of gluten in oats. Hope that helps to clarify! :-) See the Coeliacs Society website for more information.
This cake is just amazing! the best ever! thank you so much
This cake is amazing. I made it for a dinner party at Christmastime. Not too sweet, and incredibly not lacking in anything that you’d want in a cake. Everything came out as desired – batter, baking, frosting, decorating, eating. I baked it for about 36-37 minutes, and it came out wonderfully.
Could i use more almond flour and not use the oat flour.
Hi! I’m searching for substitute for raw turbinado sugar – do you think I can use maybe coconut sugar instead and how much? Or maybe Sukrin )http://sukrinusa.com/sukrin-granulated-sugar-2/) and again – how much? Thank you!