Gluten free chocolate cakes/brownies recipes please

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I've recently had to give up wheat and gluten due to an intolerance and I've been spending a fortune on teeny tiny gluten free chocolate cakes so want to try making my own

I have gluten free flour and xantham gum, plus normal baking ingredients. Would anyone be willing to share a tried and tested recipe for small choc cakes/brownies/rocky road/fudge cakes or similar? Thank you!

I’m out at the moment but I have a great recipe at home. When I’m back I’ll post it!

@Fluteytooting Thank you

This made with ground almonds is delicious.

My experience is that brownies in particular are the one recipe where you can just sub in the appropriate amount of gf flour for the normal recipe you use. Because brownies are naturally moist and fudgey rather than cakey the gf ones are just like normal.

High’s cocoa brownies is my favourite brownie recipe (you need to really brown the butter), I have made it with all cocoa powder instead of flour, but am sure any GF flour would be fine too

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2011/jun/04/brownie-recipes-hugh-fearnley-whittingstall

For cakes, I find homemade gf needs is best eaten very fresh or it dries out. Or you can do lovely things with ground almond and polenta.

That's good to know about making brownies - thank you

Nigella's cake has some good reviews so may try that when I have those ingredients in

You need Becky Excell!

https://glutenfreecuppatea.co.uk/

This is the ultimate gf brownie the head chef at my old company gave me. It needs reducing so it’ll fit in a normal brownie tin (recipe is for two massive tins I think). Brownies are insane.

Chocolate Brownie

Ingredients

700g 65% chocolate
500g unsalted butter
10 eggs
750g caster sugar
12g baking powder
250g gluten free cocoa powder
300g 65% chocolate pistolles

Method

Melt chocolate with butter
Whisk eggs and sugar, add melted chocolate
Sieve flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together
Add chocolate pistolles and fold together
Pour into two lined trays and bake at 170 c for 18 minutes

@Buffypaws you've missed flour quantity in the ingredients list!

I make my own flour blend of 500g of tapioca and 500g glutinous rice flour (not the same as gluten flour) both carbohydrate with 200g millet and 200g chick pea flours, both being protein flours. There are loads of flours in the market. Experiment and always use a mix of carb and protein. I add a pinch of xanthan per cake.

I use an ordinary cake recipe but use a little less liquid. Use a little more baking powder (but only a bit - adding more is easier than taking away.). Allow to rest for half an hour minimum. This is essential as gf flours hydrate differently compared to wheat. If the batter ends up very thick, add a little liquid to desired consistency. Duck eggs are more sticky compared to hens eggs so can be useful.

Choose your cake tin. If your choice is one large or two smaller tins, go for the smaller. Bake at a little lower temperature for a little longer then check that it has pulled away from the sides. Cool on a rack and allow to cool properly before slicing.

Flours react differently to humidity and to temperatures. Each house and each oven is individual. You may need to experiment. I have strong memories of my not quite cooked cake sinking before my eyes as dd happily tells me how much she likes my chocolate fudge cake. Reader, I wasn’t cooking fudge cake. However, I am now confident in my skill.

some flours are only needed in small amounts. I would use teff sparingly. Soy is a natural emulsifier which is why it’s so prevalent but I prefer not to use it.

If you are really into your baking, find a shop that sells flour in bulk where you help yourself (I’m in Australia) so you don’t need to buy heaps of something that doesn’t necessarily suit.

I made these with gf flour. The gf people at work couldn't get enough of them (along with non gf people!) https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/best-ever-chocolate-brownies-recipe

I agree. I've made brownies using my usual recipe but with GF flour and they are indistinguishable from wheat flour brownies.

idk why there is flour in the method - there’s no flour! Must be a typo. i have made and they are good just ignore the flour bit.

minimalistbaker.com/. This site great for loads of recipes

This is my favourite gluten free chocolate brownie recipe, I can't find it on the internet now so a photo is the best I can do.

Thanks everyone! Now to choose a recipe to try later