opinions on King Arthur gluten free flour "measure for measure" or good gluten free chocolate cake recipes

[popmom]

I'm hoping to make the groom's cake for dd's wedding gluten free. He wants chocolate. 🙂 The groom's twin sister is intolerant. 

Any tips appreciated. I need to experiment tonight, and finalize my recipe by midweek next week.

I have a chocolate cake recipe that I have made with great success in the past, so I was hoping maybe I could just use the King Arthur sub and use my usual recipe.

ETA: I just saw that my Target has a KA gluten free chocolate cake mix that gets good reviews. I may go pick that up and try it.

Edited March 11, 2023 by popmom

[wendyroo]

This is my absolute favorite gluten free chocolate cake recipe.

https://www.glutenfreepalate.com/easy-gluten-free-chocolate-cake-11-ingredients/

I have made this for umpteen birthdays since we always have to eat gluten free.

[alysee]

I love Bob's Red Mill 1 for 1 gluten free flour. 

[ktgrok]

The King ARthur gluten free chocolate cake mix is REALLY good. Like, no one will know it is gluten free. Delicious. Otherwise yes, KA measure for measure flour is what I always use with good results. But I'd just grab the mix since you won't have to experiment at all. 

[popmom]

Yay!! Thanks, everyone! Feeling so much better about doing this! 

[prairiewindmomma]

I prefer Namaste GF flour for a 1:1 exchange, but KA is my second favorite. My best advice is to do a test cake to sample the rise differences and adjust if necessary by adding an egg, etc. 

[cintinative]

King Arthur GF Chocolate Cake Mix is awesome!

[Spryte]

Love the KA GF chocolate cake mix!

Namaste chocolate cake mix is good, too, but try it first because it has a slightly different flavor.

We like both here.

[Katy]

 My old computer just had the power cord destroyed by an exuberant over sugared child, so I can’t find the recipe, but I made the cakes for my own wedding because I couldn’t find a GF baker. The one thing I learned is that most GF mixes are dry, so if you follow a recipe you might decide to put in some unsweetened applesauce, in equal measure as the oil. But you have to dial that back a bit for really big cakes (like 16”+) or the cakes have a higher chance of cracking. 

I didn’t find my own mix was better than a boxed cake mix so I switched to those. 

[Ann.without.an.e]

I love the King Arthur GF for flour and their cake mix is fantastic too