I have been determined to make a gluten-free sponge cake and I thought this recipe might be it but it wasn’t. Adriano is really enjoying it for breakfast but he prefers a dense cake and this one was that. It looks tall and pretty and it is disappearing really fast but it isn’t a sponge. I got the recipe at www.lowfodmap.com.
This week hasn’t been great for me. I tried introducing garlic to my diet and I haven’t been feeling the best since but there could be any of a number of factors affecting that, so I will go back on a pure FODMAP diet for a bit longer and then try again.
A little cream is low Fodmap but if possible find lactose-free cream.
Vanilla, Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
For cake
- 8 eggs
- ¾ cup caster sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 4 cups of my gluten-free flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 80gms/2.8oz melted butter
- 2 tbsp sugarless strawberry jam
- Whipped cream
For the icing
- 1.5 cups icing sugar
- 1.5 tbsp cocoa
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp butter
- ⅓ cup coconut
Method
For the cake
- Preheat oven to 180°/350°F.
- Line 2 x 20cm/8 inch round tins with baking paper.
- Whisk the eggs and sugar together for 10 minutes until thick.
- Beat in the vanilla.
- Sift the flour and baking powder together and fold into the egg mixture.
- Add the melted butter and fold it in.
- Pour half into each of the tins.
- Bake for 15 minutes until cooked.
- Remove the cakes from the oven and cool on wire racks.
- Spread the jam on one side of the cake and pile the whipped cream on top.
- Place the other side on top.
For the icing
- Place all ingredients in a saucepan and melt.
- Cool a little and spread over the top of the cake.
- Sprinkle with coconut.
Suzanne loved you cake version 🙂 and gluten free flour it’s not available in India though.
The funny thing is, Maria, that I get all my gluten-free flours from Indian shops here in New Zealand and it’s very cheap. They have them in big bins and scoop what you want out into plastic bags. I wonder why they have them but they are not available in India.
I just wanted to say that I love the quote, Suzanne. All the best to you and I gotta read up more about FODMAP.
I enjoy looking for the quotes. There are such good ones out there.
The cake looks gorgeous. That’s such a shame about the garlic. I was really hoping things would work well for you if you re-introduced one ingredient at a time xx
Thanks, Charlie. I am still hoping it wasn’t the garlic that triggered symptoms. I will try later again.
Terrific looking cake! Dense is OK by me, but of course that’s not a sponge cake. Sorry to hear about the garlic! Let’s hope it’s something that’s been bothering you. Good luck.
Maybe if I aim for a dense cake, I will get a sponge. LOL. This is a mysterious new gluten-free world I have entered. I’ll let you know about the garlic when I try it again later.
Perfect quote for today. I’m sorry to hear that the garlic trial did not go well. Hopefully next time will be much better. And your cake is amazing. Whenever I come on your blog I know that I’ll see something spectacular plus super healthy 🙂
Thanks so much, Marta. My fingers are crossed for next time too with the garlic.
I hope you’ll be able to tolerate garlic soon! Your cake is lovely.
Thanks, Laura.
I’m certain you’ll perfect this one, my friend. And so sorry the garlic challenge isn’t going well 🙁
I’ll give it a good try to perfect it. I’ll try the garlic again later. There’s always hope.
This looks absolutely stunning! The strawberry jam and whipped cream filling has me salivating!
I love all those oozy bits too but I’m still not sure they love me. They usually involve too much sugar and fat.
Hi Suzanne
We love your blog and recipes and the “we” is my sugar and lactose free daughter in law, my gluten free family members and now a question, nl would the FODMAP list in your opinion also apply for Lupus and Rhumatioid Arthritis. I know you have studied all of these things inrensively . Thank you Carolie
Because these are auto-immune diseases, my recommendation would be a GAPS diet and here are a couple of links to read through: https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/heal-your-autoimmune-disease-now/
https://www.thepaleomom.com/autoimmunity/the-autoimmune-protocol
But always check with a doctor or qualified dietician first before starting any diet to make sure it is going to help.