Hello to all of our faithful readers. This week, I would like to rerun a couple recipes that some of you have been asking about. Next week, I’ll be filling you in on more of what is happening in the Yoder household with our ever-eventful life with six little ones in the house!
The first reader request:
Dear Gloria,
My husband is on a gluten-free diet and I wanted to make him a birthday cake. I thought I remembered youhaving a recipe in your column a couple of years ago for the cake but I misplaced it. Could you please reprint?
— Jean in Lucas, Ohio
You are correct, I did have a recipe for such a cake. Here it is and good luck with it!
GLUTEN-FREE BIRTHDAY BEAN CAKE
1 15-ounce can cooked black or pinto beans
5 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon stevia powder (or 1/2 cup of sugar if you’d prefer to use sugar)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon soda
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 3/4 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
6 tablespoons almond meal
Rise and drain beans. Place beans, 3 eggs, vanilla and salt in a blender. Blender until completely smooth. Beatremaining ingredients together. Add bean mixture to spice mixture. Beat well.
Pour into a greased 9 X 9 pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
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Dear Gloria,
Do you have a recipe for a birthday cake using whole wheat flour? Thanks!
— Bert in Dayton, Kentucky
Hello, Bert – This is a a delicious recipe that we enjoy for a whole wheat cake. Also, the frosting recipe below canbe used for the gluten free cake above. Enjoy!
GLORIA’S WHOLE WHEAT CHOCOLATE CAKE
1 cup whole wheat flour
6 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 /2 cup sugar
1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil (I prefer olive oil)
1/2 cup brewed coffee
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup honey
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Mix dry ingredients together, add remaining ingredients and mix well. Pour into a greased 9 X 9 inch pan. Bakeat 325 for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
SUGAR FREE MOCHA FROSTING
8 ounces of cream cheese, softened
1 /4 cup butter softened
1 1 /2 cup heavy whipping cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1 /2 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1 teaspoon stevia
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 tablespoons honey
Beat cream cheese and butter together. Add remaining ingredients. Whip until desired consistency is reached.Spread on cooled cake. For the best cake, keep any uneaten cake stored in a cool place or refrigerated.
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Hello, Gloria,
I like making pancakes from scratch but mine never turn out. Do you have a good recipe for homemadepancakes?
– Sis in Mayflower, Arkansas
PRAIRIE GOLD PANCAKES
2 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup honey
3 cups Prairie Gold flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
Beat wet ingredients together in a bowl. Add dry ingredients. Mix until barely blended. Fry in a hot skillet.