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Heaven help me I am making a gluten free cake
For my sister this Thanksgiving I am making my first gluten free cake. She was just diagnosed in the past year and I wanted to make her something special for the dinner. I found a recipe for gluten free Chocolate Cake but I am worried about finding some of the ingredients.
How hard is it to find sorghum flour, tapioca flour and xanthan gum?
First off, on behalf of your sister....I thank you for taking the effort! I have no experience with gluten free as DD is dairy, nut, (and previously peanut, egg). However, I will tell you that there is a brand, Cherrybrook Kitchens that makes a few varieties of cake mix, cookies, frostings that are gluten free. While not homemade, they are pretty darn good.
As far as finding your ingredients, I have ffounnd tapioca flour very readily; the sorghum flour and xanthan gum I haven't ever needed, sorry.
Good luck...however it comes out....I know your sis will totally appreciate your efforts!
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I have been living gluten-free for the last two years. Just this summer a gluten free grocery opened up about 20 miles away from me. The first time I walked in the store the owner asked me if I had any allergies besides gluten. When I replied that I did not, she said, "You may shop with abandon. You don't even need to read lables, everything here is gluten free."
I started crying. It was so great to be able to pick out english muffins, soup, and cheesecake. I felt like a normal person shopping. I know that this type of store would have everything you would need, but stores like this are few and far between.
My regular grocery store does not carry any of those items. A lot of ingredients are available online, but it sounds like you don't have the time to do that. I have to say that you are very sweet to make a special dessert for your sister.
We celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday. My son and daughter-in-law are both paramedics, and are working Thanksgiving day. I made two pumpkin pies, one with a crust and one without. Amazingly, a lot of my family prefered the one without the crust (because they just don't like crust.) The crustless pie was done about 5 minutes sooner than the one with the crust, otherwise they turned out just the same. I served them topped with whipped cream and candied toasted pecans.
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You can usually find xanthan gum at a natural/health foods store. And I'm betting that they'd be able to point you in the right direction for the other ingredients. Good Luck!
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Ok went to Kroger in Marion. Yes they had the stuff. But they would have cost over $60.00 . I found a gluten free chocolate cake mix and icing mix. Only $11.00 for that. So it won't be home made but by golly it will be gluten free. Thanks y'all for your help.
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. I found a gluten free chocolate cake mix and icing mix. Only $11.00 for that. So it won't be home made but by golly it will be gluten free. Thanks y'all for your help.
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