These days, food and diets are scrutinized: GM Food, preservatives, additives, organic farming, allergies, intolerances, salt, and sugar. The list is long!


In our household, we’ve changed our diet to cure fatigue, depression, migraines, mood swings, asthma and ezcema. We got the idea of changing our diet (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free and Refined-Sugar-Free) after consulting a child psychiatrist and a naturopath. We also read the book “Gut and Psychology Syndrome” which provide detailed information about what’s going on in the digestive system and how food can affect mental health and the nervous system (including problems such as ADHD).


Several people expressed their interest in trying a similar diet but they didn’t know where to start and what to do. A few asked me to write a cookbook. So here I am, offering you the delicious secrets of our cure!


lundi 3 janvier 2011

Delicious Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Cake


  • 1 cup brown rice flour
  • ½ cup corn starch
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons guar gum
  • 1 cup organic cane sugar
  • 1 cup non-sweetened almond milk (or other liquid of your choice)
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup molten coconut oil
  • ¼ cup light tasting olive oil

Mix all dry ingredients. Melt coconut oil. Add remaining ingredients and mix. Pour batter in two 8 or 9 inch greased round moulds. Bake in oven at 350°F for 15 minutes

Variation: For a vanilla flavour cake, replace cocoa powder by same quantity corn starch, and add ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract.

Icing:

  • 2 cups sifted icing sugar
  • 3 tbl spoons molten coconut oil
  • 40 g molten dark chocolate (70%)
  • 3 tbl spoons almond milk (or other liquid of your choice)

For darker icing, add cocoa powder and a bit of liquid.

Spread immediately on cooled cake.

Publié par Melanie à 08:33
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