Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake
This Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake recipe is out of this world delicious! So good you will not believe it’s both gluten free and dairy free!
A wonderful pound cake topped with a yummy, gooey frosting. This dessert is perfect for special occasions, holidays or any occasion. I love it! I hope you do too!
Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake
Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- The Cake:
- 1 cup vegetable shortening or coconut oil
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup semisweet gluten-free vegan chocolate morsels
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups sugar
- 3 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup rice milk
- 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
- For Frosting:
- 1 large egg
- 2/3 cup canned light coconut milk
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable shortening or coconut oil
- 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- For Cake:
- Preheat oven to 325. Grease a round tube pan and set aside.
- Stir chocolate morsels into 1/4 cup water in small saucepan over low heat until melted; cool.
- Cream shortening (or coconut oil) and sugar together. Add eggs, one at a time, creaming well after each.
- Add melted chocolate. Add flour, baking powder, xanthan gum, and salt.
- Add alternately with rice milk to creamed mixture until well blended. Add vanilla extract.
- Pour into round tube pan and bake for 1 hour, 15 minutes. Cool well and then frost with coconut-pecan frosting (recipe above).
- For Frosting:
- In medium saucepan, slightly beat egg.
- Stir in light coconut milk, sugar, and shortening (or coconut oil). Cook and stir over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
- Remove from heat; stir in flaked coconut and pecans.
- Cover and cool thoroughly before using to frost cake.
Other Gluten Free Recipes:
Gluten Free Strawberry Pretzel Salad
GF, Casein-Free Chocolate Donuts
Gluten Free Creamy Banana Pudding Recipe
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies
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Rachel is the mother of a son with Autism. She and her family began eating a gluten-free, casein-free diet in November 2011. Not long after, she discovered that she too was intolerant of gluten and has happily enjoyed discovering new ways to find delicious ways to enjoy eating a gfcf diet. Please visit her blog to learn more.
What a scrumptious cake-German Chocolate is my weakness! Thank you so much for sharing your great recipe on Allergy-Free Wednesdays!
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Do I have to put in the xanthan gum?? Or would it be OK without it? Or is there anything I can substitute for it? Thanks so much!!! <3
You can substitute with chia seeds or flax seeds.
Can I substitute the rice milk with almond milk?
Yes, you can.