Gluten Free Party Cake with Chocolate Curls
This delicious chocolate triple-layer cake is the perfect gluten free dessert for any party, holiday, or special occasion. I'm using a classic buttercream frosting, but feel free to use whatever your favorite frosting is! Make the curls the day before, just to keep things easy. Who says gluten free can't be amazing?
Makes: One three-layer cake
This cake is a three-step process (chocolate curls, cake, frosting). I recommend making the chocolate curls the day before, then the cake and frosting. Have fun!
Show Me How
Walk Me Through It
The Cake
1
To a large mixing bowl, add white rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum.
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Whisk together.
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Add in cocoa powder.
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and sugar.
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Whisk together.
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Add the milk,
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water,
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eggs,
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vanilla,
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and oil.
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Mix on low speed until combined,
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then on medium for at least three minutes more.
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Pour into pans evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or just until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and cake is pulling away from edge of pan slightly.
Yay! Time to Eat!
Allow to cool in pans until sturdy enough to transfer to cooling rack.
The Frosting
1
Soften butter and set out a medium-sized mixing bowl. To the bowl, add your softened butter,
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confectioner's sugar,
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and vanilla.
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Mix on low speed until sugar is incorporated.
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Increase speed and continue to mix.
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Frosting will smooth and fluffy.
Putting It All Together
1
Place the first layer of cake on your cake plate and place some frosting in the middle.
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Spread frosting to cover entire surface. Don't worry about crumbs, as this layer won't show.
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Place second layer of cake on top and frost.
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Place on the top layer, and gently press down all around the top.
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Frost carefully, and try not to get too many crumbs into the frosting. If you have time, first do a "crumb coat". This is a thin first coat to catch up all the crumbs. Refrigerate it until frosting is firm, then frost with the "real" top layer of frosting. Because of the protective crumb coat, the top layer will not have any crumbs!
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For the sake of time, I didn't do a crumb coat this time (Shame on me. See my crumbs?) Fortunately, the curls will cover up most of them! Use as many (or as few) curls as you like.
Yay! Time to Eat!
Place curls in a random pattern and at different angles to create a small mound. Get creative!
And now, share your beautiful cake (if you're willing). Don’t forget to cover the cake when not serving, to keep it from drying out.
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The Recipe:
GLUTEN FREE PARTY CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE CURLS
The Cake:
INGREDIENTS
1 cup white rice flour
1/2 cup potato starch
1/2 cup tapioca flour
1 Tbsp. + 1 tsp. baking powder
1 ½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. xanthan gum
1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs (room temp.)
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup water
DIRECTIONS
Getting Ready
Prepare three 8-inch cake pans (spray bottom only)
Preheat oven to 350 ̊
Set out a cake plate. One with a cover is best.
Let’s Get Started
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together white rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and xanthan gum.
Stir in cocoa powder and sugar.
Add milk, oil, eggs, vanilla, and water.
Mix on low speed until combined, then on medium for at least 3 minutes more.
Pour into pans evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or just until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean and cake is pulling away from edge of pan slightly.
Allow cakes to cool in pan for 15-20 minutes or until cool enough to safely remove from pan. Finish cooling on wire rack. Do not remove from pan too early as the cake will be fragile and could crack. Frost when cakes are completely cooled.
The Buttercream Frosting:
INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
4 cups confectioner’s sugar
2 tsp. vanilla
A few tsp. milk (as needed for correct consistency)
DIRECTIONS
Getting Ready
Soften the butter
Let’s Get Started
To a medium-sized mixing bowl, add in the butter, sugar, and vanilla.
Mix on low speed until sugar is incorporated.
Increase speed and mix until fluffy.
If needed, add milk, one teaspoon at a time, mixing after each addition, until desired consistency is reached. To thicken, mix in a little bit more confectioner’s sugar.
The Chocolate Curls
INGREDIENTS
6 oz. good quality semi-sweet or dark chocolate
1 tsp. vegetable shortening
TOOLS
Off-set spatula
Curl-making tool
Double-boiler
Marble slab or clean cookie sheet
Tray to hold curls
Wax paper
DIRECTIONS
Please visit my How to Make Chocolate Curls page for full directions and video.
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