Gluten Free Chocolate Beer Cake Recipe
It’s hard to describe how fluffy and softly chocolatey this gluten free chocolate beer cake actually is. Its flavor is subtle but deep and unforgettable. Its texture is light and airy. It's just yum all over.
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Calories: 318kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup dark gluten-free ale Ghostfish Brewing Company Stout or Ground Breaker Brewing Dark Ale or Green’s Dubbel Dark Endeavor Ale OR diet cola
- 8 Tbs. unsalted butter or non-dairy alternative Earth Balance® Buttery Sticks
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder not Dutch Alkalai Processed
- 2 cups granulated cane sugar
- 3/4 cup sour cream dairy or non-dairy (Follow Your Heart® Sour Cream Alternative) OR Greek Yogurt OR full fat coconut milk, shaken with 1 Tbs. lemon juice added
- 2 large eggs or egg substitute like aquafaba
- 1 Tbs. *not teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups 270 grams gfJules™ All-Purpose Gluten Free Flour
- 1 Tbs. *not teaspoon baking soda
Instructions
- (*Note- you will need a large saucepan for this recipe, not a mixer and mixing bowl!)
- Preheat oven to 350 F (static) or 325°F (convection).
- Prepare a 9-inch springform tube or bundt pan or two 8-inch rounds by buttering and dusting lightly with gfJules™ All Purpose Gluten Free Flour.
- In a small bowl, whisk the sour cream with the eggs and vanilla.
- Measure out 1 cup of beer and let the head settle to be sure your measurement is correct. Pour the beer into a large saucepan (you can drink the rest!). Add the butter and heat just until melted over medium heat.
- Whisk in the cocoa powder and the sugar until smooth.
- Add the egg mixture into saucepan mixture and whisk. Sift in the the gfJules Flour and baking soda and whisk until mixed.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out fairly clean or with crumbs, not wet. Time will differ depending on the pan, so rely on the toothpick test.
- Let the cake cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes, then gently invert to remove from pan onto a cake plate.
- Once cooled, dust with confectioner's sugar or frost with cream cheese frosting or sour cream frosting.
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Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Chocolate Beer Cake Recipe
Serving Size
1
Amount per Serving
Calories
318
% Daily Value*
Fat
16
g
25
%
Saturated Fat
10
g
63
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
4
g
Cholesterol
61
mg
20
%
Sodium
28
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
41
g
14
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
37
g
41
%
Protein
4
g
8
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
** Please keep in mind that nutrition information provided is per serving, which may vary. While we have taken care to provide you with the most accurate nutritional values possible, please note that this information may differ significantly depending on the exact ingredients and brands that you choose to use to make this recipe. Additionally, where options are given for ingredients, the resulting calculation may include all ingredient options instead of only one per line, skewing the totals significantly.