The blog post features the BEST, most decadent and moist cake recipe you’ll ever make from the Good For You Gluten Free blog. This is a recipe both my grandmother-in-law and mother-in-law make and it was shared with me to enjoy with my family and friends. None of us recall where the recipe came from – and we have morphed it over the years too.
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This is the one recipe I thought I would never be able to make again when I became gluten-free in April 2012 because, of course, it contains flour.
Then, a friend told me about Cup4Cup flour and suggested I try making it with this gluten-free flour blend. The beauty of Cup4Cup gluten-free flour is that you can make all your pre-gluten-free recipes following the exact instructions (hence, cup-for-cup), and just swap Cup4Cup flour for regular flour. Anyone who knows anything about gluten-free baking knows that a cup-for-cup exchange doesn’t work… until you use a true cup-for-cup blend.
I have tried this exact recipe with other “cup-for-cup” flours and something is just not quite right. That’s why I highly recommend you use Cup4Cup flour to get the most success with this amazing chocolate cake recipe. That said, I’m not a paid spokesperson nor did Cup4Cup contact me – I’m just a huge fan of the gluten-free flour blend and I want to share my baking secret with my readers. I encourage you to stock up on Cup4Cup and try it for yourself. You can buy Cup4Cup on Amazon too! (Ed. Note: I made this recipe with Bob’s 1to1 gluten free flour and Whole Note Gluten-Free, Seven-Whole-Grain Multi-Purpose Flour Blend – the cake turned out great every time!)
OK, I haven’t even told you the recipe yet. I’m still wavering whether or not I should do so.
OK, here goes nothing…. the recipe is for Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cake. This is my #1 go-to dessert recipe. I make it anytime I know I want to present a hit-tastic dessert that will provide me with tons of compliments about what a great baker I am (yes, I’m a sucker for compliments!). I don’t even know much about baking except that when you follow this recipe, you can’t go wrong! The top layer offers a crunchy brown sugar and chocolate chip crust, and the middle is moist and spongy thanks to the applesauce filling. It’s so good that you’ll have to exercise some self-control when eating it.
So before I change my mind, here is how to make my favorite go-to dessert: Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cake!
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Applesauce Cake
February 17, 2015
This is the my most favorite gluten-free chocolate cake recipe ever. It is rich, moist and decadent. I am asked to bring this cake all the time and it never fails to please even the GF skeptics!
- Prep: 20 mins
- Cook: 35 mins
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20 mins
35 mins
55 mins
- Yields: 16 slices
Directions
Line a 9" x 13" baking dish with foil, spray with cooking spray
In a mixer, cream together butter and sugar. Add to mixture eggs, vanilla, applesauce and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda and cocoa.
Add flour mixture slowly to wet mixture, mixing on low and scraping sides to ensure all ingredients are combined.
Transfer mixture to greased baking pan.
Generously cover mixture with chocolate chips and brown sugar.
Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes until center comes out clean with a toothpick.
So delicious! This will be your go-to gluten-free dessert recipe!
This cake freezes well too – enjoy!
Please don’t share this recipe with your friends. It’ll be our little gluten-free secret, okay?
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