A good chocolate cake is one of lifes little pleasures that nobody should go without. This is one of the reasons I really wanted to have a go at making one that tastes delicious but is also gluten free. I have some great recipes for moist and fudgy chocolate cakes but instead of using one of these and trying to make it gluten free I decided to find a new recipe. I came across one on taste.com that contains both cocoa powder and melted dark chocolate to give a really deep chocolate flavour so I thought this would be a good one to go for.
The cake is made using the creaming method but instead of adding the eggs whole, they are seperated and the whites beaten until they form soft peaks. These are then folded into the mixture once all the other ingredients have been added. I guess this is to help the cake rise and give it a light texture. However, although the cake did rise, I found that the sponge was actually quite dense- not necessarily a bad thing though!
The cake did have a lovely deep chocolate flavour and was fairly moist, however my search for the 'perfect' gluten free chocolate cake is certainly not over. There are plenty of recipes out there and I will continue to experiment until I find my favourite!
What makes a perfect chocolate cake for you? Let me know!
