So I found this recipe in the Feb. 2011 issue of In Style Magazine. It looked so good I could not pass up the opportunity to convert it and then blog about it. This is a decadent piece of cake on page 212 of the magazine. It makes my mouth water. It makes me think I would want to eat cake every day for the rest of my life...It looks that good. It's a 3-layer chocolate cake made with Cocoa Pebbles! Then topped and sandwiched with marshmallow fluff. Superb! and lucky for us Gluten free. And how is it gluten-free you ask? Well, for starters I merely replaced what "called" for "cake rising flour" to a medley of GF flours that make up a blend. Or and a surefire never fail GF all purpose flour. That works every time! Then I added Xanthan Gum because that is a necessary ingredient and a must have for gf baking. Anywhere from 1/8 tsp - 1/2 tsp will do just fine. And the rest of the ingredients including the fluff and the Cocoa Pebbles are gluten-free. **What is xanthan gum? In it's simplest terms it holds the cookie together or shall we say keeps the cake from crumbling. GF flours lack the ability to hold themselves together like wheat flour. It's that simple. You need it. For us though, it is a separate entity from the gf flours. Sifting is a great way to combine the dry ingredients and thoroughly mixes in each of the ingredients and it evenly distributes the xanthan gum.
Converting is easy if you are familiar with baking. If you are not it's all about Trial and Error. Trial and Error are your new friends. Being new to going gluten-free or starting to bake gluten-free can by well...frustrating. So Trial and Error come along to help you out. Help you experiment with the new lay of the land. With Trial and Error by your side you can create mistakes that turn into masterpieces. And sometimes Trial and Error will bring you baked goods that taste like bran. It's happened to me. But my lesson was learned. Making mistakes in baking only help you become a better GF Chef!
Serves 8-10
1 oz. (aprox 1 square) 72% semisweet chocolate-make sure you choose a gf brand like dagoba. Hershey is GF too.
8 tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
3 large eggs
4 tbsp, plus 1 tsp vegetable oil
1/2 cup, plus 1 tbsp buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup white rice flour
1/3 cup tapioca flour
1/4 cup potato flour (or use All purpose GF flour w/ xanthan gum) (or an even mix of corn starch and potato starch xanthan gum)
1/4 cup potato flour (or use All purpose GF flour w/ xanthan gum) (or an even mix of corn starch and potato starch xanthan gum)
2 tsp cocoa powder
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. xanthan gum
1/4 tsp. xanthan gum
3 6" springform cake pans
Nonstick baking spray (like PAM-not the baking PAM)
4 cups cocoa pebbles crunch, loosely packed (see recipe below, crunch is a separate recipe)
1 16 oz. jar Marshmallow Fluff
1/4 cup whole milk (also can use almond milk or soy milk)
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In a microwave oven, heat chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl (about 40 seconds), stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. 3. Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar. 4. Incorporate eggs. 5. Mix in oil, buttermilk, vanilla and melted chocolate. 6. Scrape down sides of bowl; add flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and Xanthan gum. 7. Mix on low speed until batter is smooth. 8. Spray cake pans with nonstick spray. Divide batter evenly among pans; use back of a spoon to smooth tops. 9. Bake cakes for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 10. Cool cakes in pans. Unlock and remove sides of 2 pans. Leave one locked and reserve for bottom layer (this keeps cake sturdy as you add layers on top). 11. In a large bowl, mix Cocoa Pebbles crunch and 1 1/4 cup fluff. 12. Brush bottom layer with milk; top with crunch/fluff mix. 13. Place next layer of cake on top; repeat step 12. 14. Place final layer of cake on top; spread with remaining fluff. 15. Refrigerate overnight. 16. Before serving, unlock and remove bottom pan (use knife to gently separate pan from cake.
Cocoa Pebbles Crunch Recipe
4 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 3/4 cup Cocoa Pebbles cereal, lightly crushed with hands to half the volume
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp non fat milk powder
Instructions for crunch:
1. Heat oven to 275 degrees. 2. Melt butter In a microwave-safe bowl (about 45 seconds). 3. Toss dry ingredients to distribute evenly. 4. Add melted butter and toss again so ingredients adhere to one another. 5. Spread 1/2 inch layer of mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 6. Bake for 20 minutes until it begins to brown. 7. Remove from oven, cool completely, and break into dime-size clusters before using.
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. 2. In a microwave oven, heat chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl (about 40 seconds), stirring every 15 seconds, until melted. 3. Using a mixer, cream butter and sugar. 4. Incorporate eggs. 5. Mix in oil, buttermilk, vanilla and melted chocolate. 6. Scrape down sides of bowl; add flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and Xanthan gum. 7. Mix on low speed until batter is smooth. 8. Spray cake pans with nonstick spray. Divide batter evenly among pans; use back of a spoon to smooth tops. 9. Bake cakes for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 10. Cool cakes in pans. Unlock and remove sides of 2 pans. Leave one locked and reserve for bottom layer (this keeps cake sturdy as you add layers on top). 11. In a large bowl, mix Cocoa Pebbles crunch and 1 1/4 cup fluff. 12. Brush bottom layer with milk; top with crunch/fluff mix. 13. Place next layer of cake on top; repeat step 12. 14. Place final layer of cake on top; spread with remaining fluff. 15. Refrigerate overnight. 16. Before serving, unlock and remove bottom pan (use knife to gently separate pan from cake.
Cocoa Pebbles Crunch Recipe
4 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
4 3/4 cup Cocoa Pebbles cereal, lightly crushed with hands to half the volume
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp non fat milk powder
Instructions for crunch:
1. Heat oven to 275 degrees. 2. Melt butter In a microwave-safe bowl (about 45 seconds). 3. Toss dry ingredients to distribute evenly. 4. Add melted butter and toss again so ingredients adhere to one another. 5. Spread 1/2 inch layer of mixture on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. 6. Bake for 20 minutes until it begins to brown. 7. Remove from oven, cool completely, and break into dime-size clusters before using.
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