This Black Forest Cake is SO EASY and naturally gluten free — and no gluten lover would ever know the difference! Chocolate Cake is layered with real whipped cream and homemade cherry sauce!
Prep Time:45 minutes
Cook Time:30minutes
Total Time:1hour hour 15 minutes
Course:Dessert
Cuisine:American
Servings:10
Ingredients 1x2x3x
Gluten Free Chocolate Cake
- ▢1 1/2 cups certified gluten free quick cooking oats
- ▢1 tsp ground flax seeds
- ▢2 tsp boiling water
- ▢1 cup canola oil, 180ml
- ▢3/4 cup buttermilk
- ▢1/4 cup strong brewed coffee, warm or cold, not hot
- ▢1 cup packed brown sugar
- ▢1 tsp vanilla
- ▢3 large eggs, room temperature
- ▢6 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- ▢1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- ▢1/4 tsp salt
Cherry Sauce
- ▢3 cups pitted halved cherries
- ▢1 cup water
- ▢4 tablespoons brown sugar
▢1 teaspoon vanilla- ▢2 teaspoons corn starch
- ▢2 teaspoons water
Whipped Cream
- ▢1 1/2 cups heavy cream, 35%
- ▢1/3 cup powdered icing sugar
- ▢1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Gluten Free Chocolate CakePreheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease or line 2 8″ round baking pans.
- In blender or food processor, process oats until ground into a fine powder. Pour into a small bowl.
- In a small bowl, combine ground flax and boiling water. Let sit for 10 minutes.
- In the blender, add canola oil, buttermilk, coffee, brown sugar, vanilla, and eggs and blend until smooth.
- Add the ground oats, ground flax mixture, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt and blend until smooth, stopping to stir and scrape down sides if necessary.
- Divide batter evenly between prepared pans and bake for 20-24 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before assembling.
- Cherry SauceIn a medium pan, add cherries, water and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook 10-15 minutes until softened. Stir in vanilla.
- Combine corn starch and water and add to the cherries gradually, adding only the amount necessary to reach desired consistency.
- Remove from the heat and cool completely before assembling.
- Whipped CreamIn a large bowl, whip cream with an electric beater until soft peaks form. Add sugar and vanilla and continue whipping until stiff peaks form. Chill until ready to assemble.
- Assembly:Lay one chocolate cake layer on a serving platter. Top with half the whipped cream and half the cherry sauce. Repeat layers one more time. Garnish with additional cherries if desired.
Notes
*If you’re short on time, you can absolutely use frozen whipped topping or canned cherry pie filling
*If cherries are out of season, feel free to substitute frozen cherries and decrease the water by ¼ cup.
Nutrition
Calories: 376cal, Carbohydrates: 49g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 99mg, Sodium: 120mg, Potassium: 364mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 36g, Vitamin A: 650IU, Vitamin C: 3.1mg, Calcium: 121mg, Iron: 1.7mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
