Name: Spreading the Feast Gathering
Start: 2025-07-11T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-07-12T23:59:59-05:00
Location: LaGrange, KY

Tagged: cake, coconut flour, cookie decorating ideas, decorated cookies, GF vanilla sheet cake, gluten, gluten free, homemade ice cream recipe

This topic has 12 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 12 years, 11 months ago by chocodog.

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July 3, 2012 at 2:18 am
missceegee
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My girls want to make an American Flag Cake for July 4th. I’d like to make it out of Vanilla cake, but I’ve not found a recipe for a sheet cake in vanilla. I want yummy, not ok for a GF cake. So any tried and true recipes out there?
I found these recipes, but I don’t know if they will translate to a sheet cake. Thoughts?
What about the almond flour cupcake recipe from Elana’s Pantry?
Thanks,
Christie
July 3, 2012 at 2:28 am
crazy4boys
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I don’t. But here’s a cute idea using just fruit. Perhaps you could make it like a fruit pizza and use a sugar cookie type crust with the cream cheese like topping (or whipped cream). Maybe a pudding base. Jello? I hope you find something you like.
July 3, 2012 at 2:44 am
sheraz
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http://mysouldothdelight.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/basic-yellow-cake-mix-gfdfyf/
Here is the recipe I use. This was the first time I made rounds, I have always used it as a sheet cake. =)
July 3, 2012 at 6:34 am
Sue
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@sheila – So, basically, you just make three cakes to layer them? It looks like it ended up about as tall as most round two-layer cakes are.
July 3, 2012 at 11:01 am
pslively
Participant
Christie, My daughter uses the Bob’s Red Mill gluten free pizza crust mix as a base for cakes. They are delicious and moist. She made a carrot cake that was the best carrot cake I’ve EVER had. That’s saying a lot for anything GF. So while I don’t have a recipe for you, you might try googling for a recipe using that mix.
July 3, 2012 at 1:54 pm
sheraz
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LOL Sue, That paticular cake was 2 cake recipes, but we were having lots of family come and we had to have enough cake. I just made both the chocolate cake and the yellow (vanilla, white, whichever) for the other 2 birthdays this month and only made one recipe. I just used smaller rounds. The best thing I have found when I altered these recipes to be gluten free was that they have to stay thin to bake all the way through. So I only put an inch or so in any of my shaped pans and just bake the shapes until all the batter is gone. =) It works well for us since I have all my cake decorating pans and shapes from days long gone by and I have duplicate sized pans.
We can’t use most mixes because they have yeast in them. That seriously limits what things you buy off the shelf.

July 3, 2012 at 2:33 pm
LindseyD
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Christie,
I can highly recommend Spunky Coconut’s Vanilla Bean Cake! To make a sheet cake, you’d probably have to double or even triple the recipe, but it’s worth it! Not to mention this cake is dairy-free for your little guy and sugar-free for you. Win-win-win. Trust me on this…I love this vanilla cake even more than vanilla cake that has flour and all the yucky stuff in it.
Blessings,
Lindsey
July 3, 2012 at 10:32 pm
pangit
Participant
Where do you buy coconut flour? I’ve seen several recipes I’d like to try that have this in them but where do I get it?
Thanks
July 3, 2012 at 10:44 pm
HiddenJewel
Participant
I just saw this recipe this morning.

http://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/vanilla-texas-sheet-cake/
July 3, 2012 at 10:45 pm
LindseyD
Participant
@pangit, I buy coconut flour from my health food store. I normally buy it from the bulk freezer, or if not in stock, I get Bob’s Red Mill.
July 5, 2012 at 12:34 am
missceegee
Participant
Thanks for the great ideas. I can’t wait to do those fruit shush kabobs!
I ended up making the one Lindsey suggested and tripled it for a jelly roll pan. I made a simple cream cheese/whipped cream frosting from elana’s pantry. It was a HUGE hit with everyone and no one believed that it was made from beans!
Thanks!
July 5, 2012 at 1:08 am
crazy4boys
Participant
I totally want to try it. If we love it, I might just serve it for breakfast. It has beans – it’s healthy, right?
July 5, 2012 at 4:07 am
chocodog
Participant
This sounds like a great recipe. I may try it soon! My son will love it…
Thanks! and Blessings