A Cake of Great Importance

[ganimede]

It had been decided a few weeks ago, that I would be making a gluten-free Christmas cake. When I went to the Allergy Show in Liverpool last year, Glutafin were giving out free samples of a cake (all marzipanned and iced) made to their recipe. It was actually really tasty so I got a copy of the recipe but it didn't get used because my mother had

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[chaquir]

well, this one looks rather good compared to the previous one! :o)

[ganimede]

I had to go back through my posts to work out which one you meant! I take it you were referring to the orange grease cake?

[chaquir]

oops.. now don't make 'me' go back and search. hahaha

[meathiel]

Cake looks good ... I hope it's tasty as well!

[ganimede]

Me too! I managed to sample a crumb that fell off when it was taken out of the tin and I think it was okay. My main concern is it being too dry - a lot of gluten-free cakes go dry really quickly, like after a couple of days.

[ftmichael]

Ooo, looks so good! And lots of marzipan for you as a reward for all your hard work! Very manly, too, snapping the spoon. Hulk Nathaniel!

[ganimede]

Someone beat you to that joke already, you're so slow.

[hobbitblue]

Yay baking success, and only one spoon as a casuatly, not bad *g*

[ganimede]

Well, one spoon and my thumb. When the spoon broke, I thought I'd got a small cut from it but it turned out to be a splinter instead.

[hobbitblue]

Evil spoon! Or the kitchen gods getting a bit greedy, they normally need a libation (ie food spilled on the floor... well it makes me seem less clumsy *g*)

[ganimede]

The kitchen gods get plenty of libations from me! Although generally all over the worktop rather than the floor... That gluten-free flour is terrible for that, it's very much like icing sugar in that regard. Perhaps that's the problem, they're fed up of all the gluten-free flour and want the proper stuff!

[sullen_hearts]

Ooh nice! I made my first one this year, have yet to ice it though

[ganimede]

I bet you didn't have as much trouble making yours! Did it turn out well?

[sullen_hearts]

It did! I posted pics