My daughters birthday was a success! Everything was gluten free and it was wonderful! I recommend having a completely gluten free birthday party it allows everyone to enjoy things just a little more! On a personal note I just decided that it was her birthday at her birthday everything there should be something she could eat! Plus then I didn't have to bee the food watchdog!
I planned a circus themed birthday party and though it was much smaller than what I have seen people do with a circus theme party it was still way crazy and I admittedly went a little overboard!
We put streamers up in our dining room to make it look like a Big Top Tent, we had a moonwalk for the kids to play with, pin the nose on the clown, and a fishing game. The kids had a blast.
As far as the food went we ordered Rudy's Country BBQ! It's a Texas thing but everything there is gluten free except for baked goods and their creamed corn! My mom is diabetic so I had a veggie tray for her and some fruit for those of us who didn't want to stuff ourselves with meat all afternoon.
I made the birthday cake a week before and decorated it the day before the party. It was delicious! I swear I am a walking advertisement for Tom Sawyer Gluten Free Flour
It was a very simple way to make a big top cake. I just made a round cake and topped it with a paper tent that I had colored and cut out the night before! Then frosted it all one color! I have to say for not having a clue how to decorate a birthday cake it was not half bad! Better yet everyone loved the cake! You know you have hit the jackpot when people are asking for your recipe and its gluten free! (yes the recipe will follow my rambling)
So a good time was had by all... next year I am going a more simple route! A pick-nick party, at a park with a playground! Should be lots of gluten free fun!
Chocolate Cake Recipe: (adapted from Martha Stewart's Chocolate Cake recpie)
Baking Time: 45 to 55 minutes
Cooling Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours, 55 minutes
1 1/2 Cups unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
1 1/2 Teaspoons salt
3 Heaping Cups Tom Sawyer Gluten Free Flour
1 Tablespoon baking soda
3/4 Cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 Cups buttermilk
3 Cups sugar
1 1/2 Teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 Teaspoons baking powder
4 large eggs, separated* (See directions), and lightly beaten
1 1/2 Cups hot water
2 8-by-2 inch round cake pans
Parchment paper
Flour sifter
Electric mixer and bowl
Rubber spatula
Long serrated knife
Directions
*Egg separation note: Reserve 2 egg whites from your 4 eggs for use at the end of the mixing process!
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees;. Butter cake pans. Line bottoms with parchment paper, and butter paper. Dust the pans with cocoa; tap out extra.
- Sift cocoa, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and sugar into bowl. Beat in oil, buttermilk, vanilla, eggs, and hot water one at a time, using a mixer set at low. Beat until smooth, about 2 minutes.
- In Another bowl beat the remaining egg whites until stiff peaks form.
- Fold egg whites into batter.
- Pour batter into pans. Bake 45 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean; an adult should rotate the pans halfway through and remove cakes from the oven.
- Let cakes cool in pans on wire racks, 20 minutes, before inverting to remove.Discard paper. Cool completely on racks, top side up
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