Paleo Cake

tat2cookie

These are 2 of my favorite cake recipes. They really are good and most people can't tell that they aren't cake cake.

http://theycallitfallingforareason.blogspot.com/2011/06/paleo-carrot-cake.html?m=1
The cashew "cream cheese" that goes with it is simply amazing!

http://ovenlove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/paleo-chocolate-cake-with-vanilla.html?m=1
I didn't care for the frosting with this one but the sweet potato frosting with this next one is really good too.
http://www.liverightbehealthy.blogspot.com/?m=1

homesweeths

Lukyanenko wrote: »

homesweeths wrote: »

I usually avoid the main forum, myself, but I got into the paleo cake discussion, because as the parent of a celiac kid, I know that a little truth can go a long way to helping someone like my loved one.

Yeah, and I didn't think I should have to mention in the post that the groom is celiac, just that you know what they wanted and that I was lost in how to provide it.

If the groom is celiac, and you have both wheat-based cake and paleo cake, it would be best to keep a good amount of physical separation between the two. Something like the multi-tiered cake stand I mentioned in the other thread, with the gluten-free cake on the top layer (to avoid crumbs falling on it from a higher layer). Another pretty thing I've seen is a number of cakes spread out on a table, with ribbons joining them. Sorry I'm so bad at descriptions.

And definitely -- definitely! -- keep the knife/server/plates for the gluten-free cake away from any chance of connecting with wheat-based crumbs.

My celiac kid, in the past, reacted to eating a strawberry that had been touched by someone who first touched a bread roll, and didn't wash their hands in between. *That's* how serious it can be.

homesweeths

tat2cookie wrote: »

These are 2 of my favorite cake recipes. They really are good and most people can't tell that they aren't cake cake.

http://theycallitfallingforareason.blogspot.com/2011/06/paleo-carrot-cake.html?m=1
The cashew "cream cheese" that goes with it is simply amazing!

http://ovenlove.blogspot.ca/2012/09/paleo-chocolate-cake-with-vanilla.html?m=1
I didn't care for the frosting with this one but the sweet potato frosting with this next one is really good too.
http://www.liverightbehealthy.blogspot.com/?m=1

Just be careful to ask your friend if he can do cashews. Some gluten-sensitive people cross-react to cashews.

It's really sweet of you to be considering doing this for them. Best wishes to you.

aps81

You should also try Vanessa Barajas recipes at http://cleaneatingwithadirtymind.com/recipe-index-3/ .... she is one of the paleo dessert experts in my opinion

homesweeths

Oh, my. I looked at that cleaneatingwithadirtymind.com link. Talk about food porn! It all looked way too rich for my taste, but I bet my family members wouldn't mind at all, if it tastes as good as it looks.

In other news, huh. I actually got a thoughtful response from one of the paleo bashers on the main boards. Will wonders never cease?

Quinnstinct

I don't know if this has been shared yet but my friend made this for my last dinner party and paleo or not it was AMAZING!

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/03/chocolate-hazelnut-macaroon-torte/

homesweeths

Y'know, it's funny to me. Hazelnuts are so common in fancy European baking, and they're popular in some paleo baking applications -- but I have never been able to stand the taste of them. I consider them a bad way to make good chocolate inedible. My kids all love Nutella, so I guess they didn't inherit my taste buds.

Quinnstinct

I didn't even know there were hazelnuts in the cake, it was perfect for me because it wasn't too sweet and it was actually light. I don't bake so I have no idea if this would be an issue, but I wonder if some other nut could be used. The presentation was spectacular!