I had to face a little challenge with my baking skills a couple of days ago. It was my FIL’s birthday who has recently been diagnosed with Celiac disease. Now, he enjoys my cakes very much and the last thing on my mind was to not bake him a cake for his birthday. But to my surprise, there are loads of sites offering gluten-free recipes. With a little research, I found a nice recipe and even converted it to an egg-free version to suit my FIL’s tastes perfectly.

Here’s the recipe for a glutten-free, eggless cake:

1/2 cup butter
200g sweetened condensed milk
2 tbsp icing sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. mixed fruit essence
1 cup cornflour (maize flour, not cornstarch)
1 tbsp. arrowroot
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 tsp. bicarbonate of soda

Directions:

Sift cornflour thrice. Mix sifted cornflour, arrowroot, baking powder, icing sugar and bicarbonate of soda and sift them together.

Beat butter till soft. Add condensed milk, milk and essence and beat well.

Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture in three parts, beating well after each addition. Bake for 30 minutes till well done.

Optional Icing: Slice the cake in half. Spread cream icing and canned fruits in between. Spread cream icing on top and decorate with more fruits and piped cream icing.

You might find some fault with the texture and taste if you are too particular about fine tasting, but all in all, it will pass for a nice cake.