#FunDay #Sunday with a Gluten Free Cake

It was Saturday evening and I felt for a nice dessert without having to spend almost $7 or $8 for a good piece of a gluten free dessert. ��I pulled open my cabinet slowly peering at the yellow box that has been poking the back of my mind for weeks now. ��Yeah, I was running scared…from a box in my pantry.

Fast forward a couple of hours…

So, I had to cut it. It came out good…for a change. ��But I gotta tell ‘ya, it didn’t smell good while it was cooking. ��It had that smell of a cake too heavy, or one that needs moisture (more oil, fat, butter, etc.). ��Needless to say, there was some trepidation about what would come out of the oven.

After 33 minutes, the��Ding! went off and I rushed into the kitchen and took out this pale not very highly raised��cake. ��I was miffed. ��The smell. ��The non-rise. ��The paleness. ��Ugh.

I shrugged and let it cool.

Came back about 30 minutes later and it came out of the tube pan easily. ��When touched lightly with my index finger it bounced back.

The ultimate test was the cutting of a slice.

Not too shabby! ��It was light enough to actually be called a��cake! ��The flavor was there and texture was not bad at all. ��You’re wondering about the recipe, right? ��There isn’t one. ��It’s a box cake as my Grandmother used to say.

It’s Betty Crocker’s version of a gluten free cake. ��Normally, this tiny box is just under $5. ��But, it was on sale for $3.49 so I picked it up. ��Still pricey, but much more manageable for a first-timer.

My take on this? ��Definitely worth it to buy it again. ��If you don’t have the time to bake a gluten-free cake yourself (with the multitude of flours,*sigh*) then this is a good quick way to go.

I followed the box’s directions except I didn’t use the whole egg. ��I used only egg whites.

So, I added to the mix:

2/3 cup of water
1/2 cup of softened butter (I used margargarine; lactose issues)
2 tsp GF vanilla
4 egg whites (the box calls for 3 whole eggs)

I am assuming that if I had used whole eggs there would have been more color and definitely more height to this cake. ��But, I will never know.

My rating for this gluten free cake mix is:

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