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Friday, September 21, 2012

Zucchini Cake with Chocolate Frosting


2 c gluten free flour mix
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 tsp stevia
1/2 tsp salt
1/3 c cocoa powder
1/2 c honey or agave
2 eggs
1/2 c oil
2 tsp vanilla
2 c grated zucchini

Preheat oven to 350.  Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan.  In large mixing bowl, whisk together dry ing.  Combine wet ing. and mix into dry ing.  Bake for 20 minutes.  Cool in the pan.

Chocolate Frosting

1 square Baker's unsweetened chocolate
3/4 c almond milk
2 Tblsp honey
1/2 tsp stevia
1/3 c peanut butter or cashew butter or almond butter

Melt the chocolate on low heat in small pan.  Mix in milk, honey and stevia.  Heat to a low boil and cook for 7 minutes.  Remove from heat and mix in nut butter.  Frost immediately.

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins



11 oz. Gluten Free Flour Mix
1 Tblsp baking powder
1/4 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp stevia
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
3 eggs
1/2 c oil
1 c almond milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 packed cup shredded zucchini or 2 cups frozen, thawed and drained
1/2 c mini chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375.  In large mixing bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.  Blend the wet ingredient in blender. Whisk together the wet and dry ingredients. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let sit for 30 minutes. Spoon the batter into 12 greased muffin cups and sprinkle with coconut sugar or raw sugar. Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool muffin pan on wire rack for 10 minutes and then remove muffins and place on wire rack. Let cool for 10 minutes before eating.




Apple Pancakes


1 1/2 c gluten free flour mix :  1 c brown rice flour, 1 c tapioca starch, 1/2 c almond meal
1/2 tsp xanthan gum
1 Tblsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp stevia
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
3 Tblsp marg., melted
1/4 tsp vanilla
1 cup almond milk
1 cup grated apple

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, stevia and nutmeg in mixing bowl.  In a separate bowl, mix baking soda, egg, marg., vanilla and milk.  Combine both mixtures, stirring only until blended.  Fold in grated apple.  Using about 1/4 cup of batter for each pancake, pour batter onto hot, lightly greased griddle.
Top with applesauce or fruit.