Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Mix, Really!

Ok, let's be straight about this. A LOT of gluten free pre-packaged mixes are horrible! Horrible how? That depends on the brand. Bad flavor, bad consistency, ugly to look at...oh, and not cheap either! If you read my other recipes, you may notice my recommendations for baking usually include modifying regular recipes with a general gluten free flour mixture. But once in awhile there is a pre-packaged mix worth using and the best is worth mentioning here. Sof'ella brand Chocolate Cake Mix. I purchase it at Fresh and Easy supermarkets and don't have to modify anything*! Be aware it makes a small batch, maybe about 2/3 of what you are used to with other commercial gluten brands of cake mixes.

* Except for VEGANS who can easily use Flaxseed Meal or Egg Replacer instead of eggs and Coconut Oil or Canola Spread instead of butter.

Today I had a baby shower to attend and I made the dessert, so I made Sof'ella cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting. I used the exact directions on the box, which you need to follow in order, exactly. I then made frosting, the recipe to follow, using yellow cupcake cups and making the frosting blue. There are so many ways to change this for fun or taste, but always start with Sof'ella when making chocolate cake!





Cream Cheese Frosting
8oz block of cream cheese
8oz/1.5 sticks of butter
1 Tbs vanilla extract
2 cups powdered confectioner's sugar

Food coloring to taste
Decorations as desired

Cream together cream cheese and butter with mixer, then add vanilla. Slowly add sugar, one cup at a time. Finish with food coloring. Refrigerating makes it set up well. Add to cooled cupcakes and decorate!