Red Velvet Cake - revisited

I made a red velvet cake this weekend...well technically I made two...but only one wasn't GLUE! I hate it when I make something and it doesn't come out right, it tends to be a pricy "try" especially with prices of everything going up. I tried to use Domata flour and follow the recipe I had from the Gluten Free Cooking School. I now know what I did wrong...

 

The cake its self was tasty. I will say that it did turn out okay, not as good as the first time I made it, but it was definitely enjoyed by all. It's a forgiving recipe.

 

Mistake #1 -- I deviated from the recipe. I used Domata Flour in place of the brown rice and sorghum flour mix. I was mixing away and had added 1 TABLESPOON of both Baking Soda and Xathan Gum...I couldn't figure out why the heck it was so thick much like GLUE -- that was causing my mixer to have major issues. It then dawned on me that I had used a tablespoon instead of a teaspoon...oops!

 

Mistake #2 - I tossed out the glue ball and remeasured everything - it was a costly mistake if you know how expensive Domata flour is you know I cringed! I started mixing and again added Xathan Gum - this time only a tsp...forgetting Domata already adds Xanthan gum to their flour. Dangit! It was thick again, but I thought I could salvage it, not wanting to use my last two cups of Domata flour on a cake I still hadn't gotten right!

 

I baked them, they were a little dense. I frosted them...we ate...and ate....I took it to work, where I continued to eat it...no one complained, but my husband eloquently put it that it was just "thicker" than the last cake, it didn't taste bad, but he liked the first cake better.

 

So lesson learned...I will not deviate from the Gluten Free Cooking School Recipe-- it was perfect the first time!! Highly recommend it - even screwed up it was very tasty!

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Aleia's Gluten Free Foods - Breadcrumbs

Tried the Italian breadcrumbs from Aleia's tonight. My Hy-Vee on West Kimberly Rd carries them. I used them to make baked chicken in the oven. They were pretty tasty. My whole gluten eating family gobbled them right up and never questioned if it was gluten free or not, which is my book is a good product! The container has more than enough for several meals. It requires refrigeration after you open the package. Definitely a versatile product worth trying for all your breadcrumb recipes.

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Eco Planet Instant Hot Cereal

This was my least favorite hot cereal to date. It is better texture than regular old oatmeal, but the flavor is not great. It's not so bad that its not edible, but its not great. Imagine being on a farm and putting up hay bales all day into a hot barn...the taste that's left behind in your mouth is hay dust from the day. That exact same taste is what I get from this cereal.I tried the Maple Brown Sugar flavored cereal. I even added a package of Truvia. It didn't help. I am going to try it again tomorrow morning with Almond Breeze unsweetened milk, maybe that will help give it some other flavor, I'm not convinced, but its only fair I give it another shot.

Glutenfreeda Granola Cereal/Snack

I tried this a couple days ago at work for breakfast, it was so good I had two servings. I ate them with unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I didn't need to add sweetener, it was good just the way it came out of the package.  Definitely will buy this product again! Thank you Hy-Vee W Kimberly for giving me the chance to try this product!

Nature's Valley GF Granola Bars

I had heard Nature's Valley had created a gluten free granola bar, but hadn't seen it yet. I found it today at Target. It is wonderful. It's the Roasted Nut Crunch bars. They are fantastic - sweet and crunch, but salty too. I am so excited to have tried these. I will definitely buy them again.