As far as I know, no one else is publishing this method of creating gluten-free/grit-free cake from 100% rice flour. I’m trying to get the word out for many reasons – and the biggest reason being the cost of gluten-free products. This method is not hard, and will save you a lot of money! After you’ve made your first cake, you will learn that it doesn’t take a lot of preparation time to hydrate the flour, mix the batter, and then bake the cake.

There are two absolutely important things to learn with this method:

• The rice flour must be very fine. Either grind it yourself or buy the finest grind possible. Asian stores carry finely ground rice flour.
• The hydrated rice flour works best when it feels like play dough. Seriously! You don’t want the flour to be too wet. It will have a similar feel and structure to play dough.

It’s a good thing that I don’t make my living from publishing video. I really don’t have the hang of it yet. But you can get the general idea from watching this video. You will also notice that I have a pretty good southern accent…

I am not a professional baker, so I am really promoting a METHOD, not a cookbook. At least not yet. But I bet you could take this chocolate cake, put it in a jelly roll pan, add a cherry or raspberry filling with cream cheese, and roll it up for a cake roll. As I get time, I will try to provide more variations!

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Valentines day is coming! Make a great cake or cupcakes for that special person.

Hey all,

I will be posting another baking video hopefully this coming weekend. I will also be concentrating on the big Valentine holiday arriving soon, reviewing my chocolate list for updates, and posting a few great recipes.

In light of the upcoming holiday, there are two gluten-free vendors I want to draw your attention to:

Wei of Chocolate – organic, vegan dark chocolate

This chocolate is different. I would call it sultry. If you like very dark chocolate that’s not too sweet -  and with a surprising punch! – Wei of Chocolate is for you.

Amber Lyn Sugar Free Chocolate Shop – Amazingly good sugar-free, gluten-free chocolates.

If you find a chocolate that is gluten-free and not on my list, please let us all know! Just email me at admin@gluten-free-chocolate.com.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! I’m trying to catch up and get back to work.

I’ve been posing this question to many celiac discussion forums and groups – “If you could bake a very moist cake out of 100% rice flour, would you be interested?”

I know the proposition is puzzling. We’ve always been told that baking with 100% rice flour yields a product that is gritty. However, I’ve discovered a new way to bake with rice flour that creates a very moist cake.

I do a lot of things in my professional life. I’m a technical writer, analyst, and researcher. I’ve been able to translate these skills to my personal life in my quest to have a better life, even though I suffer from celiac disease.

I like to eat cakes and brownies on occasion! So, when I started this website, I started researching. And lo and behold I found an answer. It’s not an easy answer. It’s more complicated than opening a cake mix. But the results are much better. So, if you need a very good cake for a birthday or any special occasion, the extra time required with this method is worth it. And the cost savings are fabulous!

I have published a method – FREE – to explain how to create these moist cakes out of 100% rice flour. The only other “celiac” ingredient required is xanthan gum. No other flours – no tapioca flour, cornstarch, potato starch or other exotic flours. Just regular rice flour. The one thing I want to emphasize is that it appears to be very important to have a very fine grind of flour. I grind my own flour with a dedicated grinder. So, you will need to buy a very fine rice flour or grind your own.

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I have also created a youtube page and posted my first video explaining how to hydrate rice flour. It is undoubtedly the most boring video you will ever watch, but it is my best attempt to teach you as if you were in my kitchen.

Here’s the video:

This video shows how to hydrate rice flour. You will need to get the download to understand how it’s used.

I will be posting more videos in the coming weeks. It took me quite a while to find the right software to convert my Flip camera video to the .mp4 format that YouTube likes best.

Hopefully, 2010 will be the year you get to eat real cake!

I know this is a site about chocolate, but honestly, I’ve had all the chocolate I want for a few weeks!

I have had an inquiry about a source for gluten-free AND organic oats. I tend to think of organic oats as gluten-free. However, that is not necessarily the case.

So, if you know of a source where all of us can buy gluten-free and organic oats, would you please post in the comments section?

Hopefully, by next week I’ll feel like talking about chocolate, sugar, and flours again…

Image by The Suss-Man (Mike) via Flickr

Santa Claus is coming to town soon! and we know you want your gluten-free child to have the safest Christmas ever. If you have a child in your life that has celiac disease, this list of gluten-free chocolate santas and novelties will help you fill that Christmas stocking and Christmas wish!

(This project turned out to be a lot harder than I thought! Sites like amazon.com have stopped posting ingredient lists. Actually, many sites are no longer posting ingredient lists…All of these suggestions are a result of research and should not be considered an endorsement.) Hopefully, I’ll have a few more to add after responses to emails.

Godiva

First of all – heads up! – Godiva says that NONE of their chocolate products should be consumed by celiacs:

Does your chocolate contain gluten? ALL of our products including solid chocolate pieces may contain gluten. Any person with a gluten allergy should NOT consume ANY of our products.

Here’s the link. It’s very disappointing!

The following products ARE gluten free:

Bissinger’s

Chocolate caramel lollipops

Centerpiece Santa

Christmas Classic Collection – this is a box of chocolates that I did not believe could be gluten-free, but I checked the ingredients. It is gluten-free just as advertised.

Sugar Plums

Chocolate Mice

Foil Wrapped Holiday Characters

There’s more…..at Bissingers.com

Amberlyn Chocolates

Truffle Santa Jar

Chocolate Bites Santa Gift

and many more! Here’s their link.

Amanda’s Own Confections

They have a nice selection of gluten-free santas.

Premium Chocolatiers

Great selection of chocolate santas and novelties. Everything at this chocolatier is gluten-free!