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July 2010
How to make a gluten-free, sugar-free crepe cake
Like to bake? Have a friend who can't eat gluten, and can only consume limited amounts of sugar? Feel guilty that you're always bringing in wheaty, sugar-laden baked goodness? Never fear - follow this easy tutorial, and you too can make a decadent treat for the sugar-free celiac in your life!
Mascarpone Hazelnut Cream
I made this as a substitution for pastry cream for a friend who can't eat sugar or wheat. It's pretty tasty and could be used anywhere you need a cold, creamy filling (I wouldn't recommend using it in any applications where what's being filled or topped is hot)
Amaranth Crepes
This is a sweet crepe recipe that may be eaten as-is or used as the base for recipes calling for sweet crepes. This variant is gluten-free - see the notes for changes if using all-purpose flour.
Flourless Chocolate Cake
I'm not as wild about chocolate as most people seem to be, but this cake is pretty darn tasty, and as it's so rich, it serves a lot of people. Also, it's gluten-free for the celiacs in your life.
Caramel Sauce
Caramel is one of my favorite flavors, and I can't believe how easy it was to make vs. how long it took me to actually get around to it. Eat this with a spoon, serve it over ice cream, eat it with a spoon, drizzle it over a cake, or eat it with a spoon. Ingredients are from Smitten Kitchen, but Joe Pastry gives a better description of the cooking method.
Marshmallow Fondant
Marshmallow Fondant is amazing. Mostly in the costs less than buying fondant, doesn't taste as bad and super easy to make sort of way. Plus I've learned that no matter how much it's a BOX CAKE MIX item, decorating it with fondant suddenly makes it 'Wow'. I've also tried the dipped fondant method with this recipe and uh... there were some lessons learned which I'll post another time, but it worked ok.
Mario Cupcakes!
This probably dates me but I'd say the Nintendo (NES) was pretty much the most influential electronic item of my childhood. And for me, the most mind numbingly played game was Super Mario Brothers 3. It's easily 8+ hours of your life to just play it through continuously but it never worked like that. There were always interruptions even during summer vacation like 'lunch' or 'dinner' or 'clean your room' or 'you should go outside and play'. And in those hours away from the TV, you were still thinking about the game BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SAVE....
