08/09/2026
• Celiac Safe Chocolate Mud Cake •
Ingredients & Method -
Cake-
Melt:
250 Grams unsalted butter
250 grams dark chocolate
180 ml coffee
Whisk:
4 eggs
150 ml buttermilk
42 grams vegetable oil
Pour together and stir
3 tablespoons yogurt and 1 & 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract with 1/8 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Sieve on top:
430 grams sugar
300 grams Cup-4-Cup Gluten Free flour
60 grams cocoa powder
1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 - 1 & 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoon espresso powder
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/16 cayenne / cardamom
Fold until combined
Split evenly between two tins Bake at 350°
40-45 minutes
Until a skewer is clean and / or internal temperature reads 210°
Cool on rack for five minutes then turn out of pan. (Use greased pans WITH parchment paper). *Do not wait longer than five minutes to turn out*
Ganache:
100 grams butter
200 grams chocolate
100 ml heavy cream
Melt butter and chocolate in double boiler, remove from heat and stir in cream, cool at room temperature until firm and pliable enough to apply to cake. Refrigerate to chill faster, but you’ll lose your shine.
Whipped white chocolate ganache:
230 grams white chocolate
230 grams heavy cream
Grate chocolate, heat cream, pour over grated chocolate, cover 3 min, stir, cool in fridge 30 minutes, stir, cool in fridge 1 - 2 hours, briefly whip with hand mixer on lowest setting, cool overnight (or at least 6 hours), whip on low 18-20 minutes until frosting stiffens but STOP before it splits.
Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
230 grams egg whites
400 grams sugar
350 grams butter
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1/16 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp apple cider vinegar
114 grams semisweet chocolate
Separate egg whites, then whisk together with sugar over double boiler until 160°.
Remove from heat and whip on medium with hand mixer (or stand) until 70° and stiff peaks form. Add 65° butter to meringue one tablespoon at a time, fully incorporating each addition in between. Whip on medium-high until firm.
Level the tops off your sponges, trim the crusts by 1/4 inch, (save for cake balls), fill with buttercream, freeze 20 minutes till firm, add top layer, crumb coat with buttercream, freeze 20 minutes until firm, wrap with cooled ganache, fridge 30 minutes until firm, decorate by piping whipped white chocolate ganache on any which way you please, you’ve just baked yourself a cake!!!
Branded, Celiac Safe Ingredients (wheat-free processing and packaging facilities) -
Cup-4-Cup Gluten Free Flour:
cornstarch, white rice flour, brown rice flour, milk powder, tapioca flour, potato starch, xanthan gum
C&H Granulated Sugar:
100% pure cane sugar
Better Body Foods Organic Cacao Powder:
organic cacao powder
Land O’ Lakes Unsalted Butter:
sweet cream, natural flavoring* (*labeled gluten free)
Starbucks Ground Espresso Roast:
ground arabica coffee
Smart Water:
v***r distilled water, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, potassium bicarbonate
Baker’s brand Semisweet Chocolate:
semi sweet chocolate (chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract)
Happy Valley Cage Free Organic Eggs:
organic, cage free eggs; yolks and whites
Crisco Vegetable Oil:
soybean oil
Kalona Organic 2% Reduced Fat Cultured Buttermilk:
organic reduced fat milk, organic nonfat milk, celtic sea salt, live and active cultures (acidophilus, bifidus, l. lactis ssp, l. mesenteroides ssp.), vitamin A palmitate
Chobani Low-fat Plain Greek Yogurt:
nonfat yogurt (cultured pasteurized nonfat milk), s. thermophilus, l. bulgaricus, l. acidophilus, bifidus, l. casei, l. rhamnosus)
McCormick Vanilla Extract:
vanilla bean extractives in water and alcohol
Bragg Organic Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (with The Mother):
organic apple cider vinegar, water
Redmond Real Salt:
ancient sea salt
DeLallo Instant Espresso Powder:
100% pure coffee
Great Value Organic Ground Cinnamon:
organic cinnamon
Great Value Organic Ground Cayenne:
organic cayenne pepper
Great Value Organic Ground Cardamom:
organic cardamom
Rumford Gluten Free Baking Powder:
cornstarch, sodium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate
Arm & Hammer Pure Baking Soda:
sodium bicarbonate
Chocolate Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
Happy Valley Cage Free Organic Eggs:
organic, cage free eggs; yolks and whites
C&H Granulated Sugar:
100% pure cane sugar
Land O’ Lakes Unsalted Butter:
sweet cream, natural flavoring* (*labeled gluten free)
Horizon Organic Heavy Whipping Cream:
grade A organic cream, gellan gum
McCormick Vanilla Extract:
vanilla bean extractives in water and alcohol
Bragg Organic Raw Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar (with The Mother):
organic apple cider vinegar, water
Redmond Real Salt:
ancient sea salt
Great Value Organic Ground Cinnamon:
organic cinnamon
Baker’s brand Semisweet Chocolate:
semi sweet chocolate (chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract)
Chocolate Ganache:
Baker’s brand Semisweet Chocolate:
semi sweet chocolate (chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, vanilla extract)
Land O’ Lakes Unsalted Butter:
sweet cream, natural flavoring* (*labeled gluten free)
Horizon Organic Heavy Whipping Cream:
grade A organic cream, gellan gum
Whipped White Chocolate Ganache:
Ghirardelli White Chocolate Baking Bar:
sugar, cocoa butter, nonfat dry milk, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract
Horizon Organic Heavy Whipping Cream:
grade A organic cream, gellan gum
A *Celiac Safe* bake is FREE of Gluten, Wheat, Wheat-Byproducts (dextrose, dextrin, maltodextrin, modified food starch, caramel coloring, “natural flavors”), Oats, AND Cross-Contamination with any Gluten Containing Grains (produced in a dedicated gluten free kitchen with bakeware and equipment that have never touched wheat, using ingredients sourced from wheat-free processing and packaging facilities).
The only safe level of exposure for a Celiac Disease Survivor, someone with a Wheat Allergy, or an individual suffering from Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity is 0 parts per million.
This is 100% Celiac Safe Baking! 🙌🍰😋