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Award-Winning, Gluten-Free Flan Cake
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Published: April 11, 2008
Andrea Noriega wanted to serve a celiac friend a special dessert. Her flan cake ended up winning a national contest.
The Tampa resident won the dessert category in the 2007 Pamela's Greatest Gluten-free Recipe Contest with a flan cake that uses a gluten-free cake mix from Pamela's Products, a national company that makes wheat- and gluten-free cookies, biscotti and baking mixes. Noriega, whose prize included a basket of gluten-free goodies and a $200 gift certificate, said she knew the cake was good when friends who usually shy from gluten-free products enjoyed it.
"Nobody knew the difference,' she says. The cake recipe uses a mix with tapioca starch, white rice flour and potato starch instead of wheat flour.
Andrea's World Famous Gluten-Free Flan Cake
Cake:
1 package Pamela's Class Vanilla Cake Mix
Flan mixture:
3 eggs
2 cans evaporated milk
1 can condensed milk, sweetened
1 teaspoon vanilla
Caramelized sugar:
1 cup sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Set a bake-proof pan of water inside. Note: The pan of water is important so that the flan doesn't overcook. Also the pan of water needs to be preheated to ensure even temperature in the oven while baking. Spray Bundt pan with nonstick spray. In a small skillet, melt sugar over a low heat until lightly browned and caramelized. Immediately pour melted sugar in Bundt or tube pan. Make cake according to directions on package.
Flan instructions: Add eggs, milk and vanilla to a blender. Blend together until well blended. Pour the flan mixture into the caramelized Bundt or tube pan. On top of the flan, add the cake mixture. Bake for 60 minutes. Cool and refrigerate for at least 6 hours in the pan before serving.
Serves 10 to 12
Source: pamelasproducts.com
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Posted by ( bfrndez ) on April 13, 2008 at 11:46 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
can this be made with regular cake mix?
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Posted by ( MShedden ) on April 14, 2008 at 9:38 a.m. ( Suggest removal )
Yes, traditional yellow cake mix can be substituted for people wanting to make a gluten version of the flan cake.
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