Sharing my experiences of living Gluten Free, after being diagnosed with Coeliac Disease in 2000.
Please be aware that anything I write is my personal experience(s).

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Monday, 2 July 2012

Gluten Free Black Forest Gateau

Ingredients:
175g margarine
175g caster sugar
175g GF flour
3 eggs, beaten
1-3 tbspn GF cocoa powder (depending on how strong a chocolately flavour you like!)
Filling:
Fresh cream, whipped (approx 300ml)
Cherry / morello cherry conserve (approx a jar)

Oven: 175 degrees

Method:
  • Put the margarine and sugar in a bowl and (using an electric hand whisk) beat until light and fluffy
  • Add the flour and beaten eggs and whisk for 1 minute
  • Next, in another small container, mix your cocoa powder with a little water, enough to make a wet paste, and then beat the paste into the cake mix, beat for another minute
  • Turn out into 2 round, greased, cake tins and bake at 175 degrees for approx 20 minutes (until a skewer put into the centre of the cake comes out clean)
  • Turn out onto a wire rack to cool
  • Once cooled, carefully slice each cake in half
  • Place one round onto a plate and spread with a layer of conserve
  • Then spread a layer of cream over the conserve
  • With the layer of cake to go on top, spread with conserve and cream and place on top
  • Repeat until your layers are used up
  • If required, decorate the top of your cake with a layer of cream, shards of chocolate and cherries, or, simply dust over some icing sugar
  • Refrigerate and enjoy!

This usually stores in the fridge for 3 days max - although it often doesn't last that long!


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