Chocolate Birthday Cake Decorated with Colorful Sprinkles – Gluten-free version
The coffee in the batter deepens the chocolate flavor without being noticed, and a very thin glaze holds the sprinkles in place. The kids can design the decoration themselves. Gluten-free version: Gluten-free flour blend.
Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F) and line a round pan 26 cm in diameter with parchment paper.
⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Dissolve the instant coffee in the boiling water and set aside.
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Sift the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda into a bowl and add the sugar and salt.
SifterBowl
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Add the eggs, oil and vanilla and beat 2 minutes.
Whisk
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Add the hot coffee gradually and stir. The batter is thin, and that's fine.
💡The boiling water blooms the cocoa and deepens the flavor, and the thin batter makes an especially moist cake.
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Pour into the pan and bake 40–45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
OvenRound pan
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Let cool 15 minutes in the pan and turn out onto a rack.
Cooling rack
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Melt the chocolate with the oil and stir until smooth.
Double boiler (bain-marie)orMicrowave
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Let the cake cool completely and spread the frosting in a thin layer, only on top of the cake: it holds the candies.
Offset spatula
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While the frosting is soft, arrange the chocolate candies on it in any design you like, and finish with the gummy candies along the edges.
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Leave half an hour at room temperature, until the frosting sets.
669calories
4 gprotein
124 gcarbs
18 gfat
● protein 3%● carbs 74%● fat 23%
Per serving (179 g), of 14 servings
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Canola oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Canola oil →
White flour: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 125 g · 364 kcal per 100 g · More about White flour →
Sugar: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 387 kcal per 100 g · More about Sugar →
Cocoa powder: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 86 g · 228 kcal per 100 g · More about Cocoa powder →
Baking powder: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.6 g · 80 kcal per 100 g · More about Baking powder →
Baking soda: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 5 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Baking soda →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Eggs: measured in pieces: one ≈ 50 g · 143 kcal per 100 g · More about Eggs →
Vanilla extract: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 4.2 g · 288 kcal per 100 g · More about Vanilla extract →
Boiling water: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 240 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Boiling water →
Instant coffee: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 353 kcal per 100 g · More about Instant coffee →
Candies: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 200 g · 394 kcal per 100 g · More about Candies →
🔧 Tools needed (8) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Cooling rack· Also works: Oven rack (Oven rack)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Plate (Bottom sweats and softens)
Round pan· Also works: Springform pan (None) · Square pan (None)
Sifter· Also works: Fine sieve (None) · Whisk (Whisk the dry ingredients well instead of sifting)
Offset spatula· Also works: Spreading knife (Spreading knife) · Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Back of a spoon)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
Whisk· Also works: Hand mixer (None)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Beat with a fork, less air)
Microwave or Double boiler (bain-marie)· one of them
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