Gluten Free Cakes  

There are millions of people today who are following a gluten-free diet. Many people follow this diet because they have a condition called celiac disease where there body cannot tolerate any food that has gluten in it. Others follow this diet because it is a healthier way of eating. Obviously, this diet is quite restrictive, but following a gluten-free diet does not mean that one is stuck with eating foods that are not tasty. On the contrary, there are many foods that do not contain gluten that are delicious. A person can even make gluten-free cakes. In the subsequent paragraphs, recipes for gluten free cakes will be given. 

One of the many types of gluten free cakes that one can make is chocolate cake. The ingredients that one needs to make this type of cake are: gluten-free flour, cocoa, eggs, water, baking soda, cooking oil, salt, vinegar and sugar. This recipe is not only delicious, but it is a-lot more nutritious than regular cake. One serving on this cake only contains 101 calories and 4.8 grams of fat. That is much less than the average cake. 

Strawberry short cake is another one of the many gluten free cake recipes. The ingredients needed for this recipe are: butter, icing, eggs, vanilla, cornstarch and baking soda. One serving of this cake only contains 173 calories, 9.9 grams of sugar, 9.3 grams of total fat and no saturated fat. Apple cake is another gluten-free cake that is both delicious and more nutritious than regular cake. The ingredients that one needs to make this cake are: rice flour, potato starch, tapioca flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, cinnamon, vanilla, butter, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, milk, peeled apples and icing sugar. This cake has 286.1 calories, 11.7 grams of total fat, 0.4 grams of trans fats and 23.7 grams of sugar. 

A person can also make scrumptious gluten free apple pecan cake. The ingredients that one needs for the cake are: eggs, oil, unsweetened applesauce, brown sugar, pure maple sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, baking apples, golden raisin and pecans. The ingredients needed to make the icing are: cream cheese, butter, maple syrup and powdered sugar. This cake has 481 calories, 13.9 grams of fat, no trans fat and 66.0 grams of sugar. Although this cake is high in calories and sugar, it does have 200.9 mg of potassium and 5.5 grams of monounsaturated fat (which is known as the "good" fat). 

Following a gluten free diet does not mean that one has to stick to eating the same foods over and over again. The aforementioned recipes are just one of the few delicious treats that one can try while adhering to a gluten free diet. A gluten free diet is a must for people that have celiac disease, but there are health benefits for people who follow this type of diet even if they do not have this disease. Some of those health benefits include: more energy, improved digestion, weight loss and improved cholesterol levels.