Green Gluten Free Chocolate Birthday Cake

 

I made this gluten free chocolate cake for my nephews 9th birthday.  He loves dinosaurs so I added some green food colouring and chocolate dinosaurs. 

The dinosaurs I made myself. I bought a chocolate mold with dinosaurs and just melted some chocolate and out popped the dinosaurs. I also made the stars too and added some hundreds and thousands.

With the dinosaurs I made some with white chocolate and added some food colouring to it.  I filled them with caramel which he loves too. 

I went out of my way to watch some YouTube videos which showed me how to do this and he didn't like the taste of the chocolate or the caramel inside. Well that is the last time I go out of my way! hahahaha. 

 

 Gluten Free Chocolate Birthday Cake

1 ½ cups white granulated sugar
2 cups plain gluten-free flour  
¾ cup cocoa powder    
1 ½ teaspoons gluten-free baking powder    
1 ½ teaspoons (8g) bi-card soda/baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs (110g), room temperature
1 cup lactose free milk (or dairy-free milk)
½ cup vegetable oil (or oil of choice)
1 ½ teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract
¾ cup boiling water (for activating the cocoa)

For the icing:
½ cup 115g margarine (or dairy-free butter)
1 ½ teaspoons gluten-free vanilla extract
4 ½ cups icing sugar/powdered sugar
¼ cup lactose free milk (or dairy-free milk)

Centre of cake
1 cup Nestle Caramel Top N Fill
1 cup of icing sugar mixture from above

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).  Grease a 25cm/10 inch silicone cake mold in the shape of number 9.

In a large mixing bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, bi-carb of soda and salt until they are smooth and combined.

In a medium sized bowl mix together eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. 

Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and beat with a mixer on medium speed for a few minutes.

Stir in boiling water. ( I forgot this step!)

Spoon into silicone mold. Place mold onto a baking try and into oven and bake for 45-50 minutes checking a few times towards the end in case cake burns. 

If you find the cake is burning on top but is not cooked inside cover with foil and place on bottom rack. Once a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean remove from oven and let cool in the pan for then remove from pan and let cool on a rack.

 

Centre of Cake

I sliced the cake in half and on one side I buttered with icing sugar and on the other side I buttered with caramel sauce then I sandwiched together. One side did break in half but that is ok because once you ice the cake you won't know the difference! Looks brand new.   

 

For the icing

In a medium mixing bowl, beat margarine and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Gradually add icing sugar, one cup at a time. Slowly beat in milk. Add a drop of green food colouring.

Beat in additional milk and margarine if needed, to obtain desired consistency.   

Enjoy!

 

Original recipe is from Gluten Free Palate