Review & Recipe: Orgran Gluten free cake mix

In my monthly flow box a few months ago I got some Orgran Gluten Free Cake mix. Not really keen on the idea of pre-made cake mixes, but it was my birthday yesterday and after discovering that my self raising flour was so far past it's use by date it was probably toxic, I decided to whip up a batch of gluten free cakes too and use up the box of mix.

Boy I was glad I did. Firstly because the self-raising flour was indeed toxic and the cupcakes produced with it tasted like disinfectant (such a shame because they looked beautiful - see below left). And secondly, surprisingly, thankfully, because the cake the Gluten-free mix made was totally delish.

So delish I accidently just ate the remaining 4 pieces. Oopsy woops.

All you need is a couple of eggs and water to add to the mix. If you are vegan there are alternative options also.

Orgran Chocolate Cupcakes/Cake Recipe

Cake Ingredients:
1 pack gluten free cake mix
2 eggs
Filtered water
Optional: Orange  juice
Icing Ingredients:
135g icing sugar
55g butter
30g Cacao powder
Optional: Orange juice
Optional: Chocolate Sprinkles

In a blender, blend the Cake Mix, 2 eggs and 165g of water (I used a mix of filtered water and freshly squeezed orange juice instead, just to give it a nice orangy twang). Pour into a cake tin and cook in a 180 degree over for 30-35 mins. Alternatively you can put into cupcake papers and cook for 10-15 minutes (or done) - it doesn't rise masses, so you can fill them up a bit.

Meanwhile blend together the icing sugar, butter (warmed to room temp) and cacao powder to make the icing. Again, I added a splash of orange juice.

When the cake is done, leave it to cool on a wire rack. When it's cool, spread on top the chocolate icing and add some sprinkles too.

Insanely tasty.