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Chocolate Boxed Cake (Gluten-Free)

Servings: 8 Servings
Author: Rose Thicket Farms

Ingredients

  • 1 (22 oz) box King Arthur Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 4 large eggs + 2 large egg yolks
  • 1 tsp instant coffee
  • 1 Tbs Dutch processed cocoa powder

Glaze

  • 6 Tbs butter
  • 6 Tbs Dutch processed cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup + 1 Tbs confectioner’s sugar
  • 1 Tbs hot water

Garnish

  • 2 Tbs Pistachios crushed
  • 12 Raspberries
  • 1-2 Pinches Edible gold luster dust optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease a bundt pan.
  • In a stand mixer mix together sour cream, vegetable oil, apple sauce, eggs, egg yolks, instant coffee, and cocoa powder.
  • Mix in the gluten-free chocolate cake mix. Scraping the side of the bowl as needed.
  • Pour the batter into the bundt pan.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes until a inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  • Turn out onto the wire rack and allow the cake to cool completely.

Glaze

  • In a small sauce pan melt the butter. Stir in the cocoa powder mix until smooth.
  • Add the vanilla, confectioner’s sugar, hot water and stir until combined.
  • Remove from heat and continue mixing until the glaze is smooth.
  • Working quickly spoon the glaze over the top of the cake.
  • Garnish with crushed pistachios and fresh raspberries.
  • Serve.

Notes

Be sure to read the labels for gluten-free. 
I used a 10-cup bundt pan.
For an extra special touch, toss crushed pistachios with edible gold luster dust. 

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