Gluten-Free Cake Truffles

Gluten-Free Cake Truffles

A great gift idea for wedding favors, Valentines’ Day, or a bridal shower. The below gluten-free cake truffles are white chocolate, peanut butter pound cake and double chocolate peanut butter truffles. 20.00/dozen. Have a special saying, flower or design inscribed on the top of your cake truffle. Order them today to surprise that special person in your life.

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Gluten Free Chocolate Heart Petit Fours

It may be a little early to be thinking about Valentines’ Day, but it is never to early to show your special someone how much you care.

In this freezing Michigan weather, my husband comes home from work chilled and cold. What better way to show him how much I love him than with a piping hot cup of cocoa and a chocolate heart petit four waiting for him at the door.


These Gluten Free Chocolate Petit Fours would make a great gift to show someone that you care. $18/dozen.

I am so thankful for my husband, Adam. He is such a hard worker and such a special blessing from the Lord Jesus Christ. Take the time to thank Christ for the special person in your life. 

Gluten Free Peanut Butter Brownie Cake





A three layer brownie batter cake filled and frosted with peanut butter chip buttercream.

A three layer brownie batter cake filled and frosted with peanut butter chip buttercream.

Hot Chocolate Cookies





Gluten free chocolate cookies with a hot chocolate ganache. Order now.

Gluten free chocolate cookies with a hot chocolate ganache. Order now.

Gluten Free, Sugar Free Chocolate Angel Food Cupcake





Topped with a candied orange peel, this double chocolate cupcake will be at tomorrow's farmers market in Midland.

Topped with a candied orange peel, this double chocolate cupcake will be at tomorrow’s farmers market in Midland.

Chocolate Cherry Cupcake





Gluten free, dairy free, and egg free. It has a chocolate cake filled with chopped cherries, a cherry juice buttercream, garnished with chocolate slivers and a fresh cherry. This one will be at the Midland Farmers Market tomorrow.

Gluten free, dairy free, and egg free. It has a chocolate cake filled with chopped cherries, a cherry juice buttercream, garnished with chocolate slivers and a fresh cherry. This one will be at the Midland Farmers Market tomorrow.

Gluten Free Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes





Gluten Free Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes will be for sale at the By Grace Cakes table at the Midlands farmers market 8-2-2014. Wow, can you believe it is already August! These cupcakes are gluten free and dairy free. It is filled with coconut too! Pre-order for a discounted rate.

Gluten Free Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes will be for sale at the By Grace Cakes table at the Midlands farmers market 8-2-2014. Wow, can you believe it is already August! These cupcakes are gluten free and dairy free. It is filled with coconut too! Pre-order for a discounted rate.

Gluten Free Chocolate Raspberry Cupcake





Filled with fresh, tart Michigan raspberries, this is the pre-frosting view of the gluten free, dairy free chocolate raspberry cupcake.

Filled with fresh, tart Michigan raspberries, this is the pre-frosting view of the gluten free, dairy free chocolate raspberry cupcake.

Win A Free Graduation Cake!

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Update: 5/23/2014 6:27 pm EST

It’s finally done. Not at all what I had first set in my mind to do, but it’s finished, what a blessing! As I haven’t slept since Wednesday, I am going to go and try to catch a couple of zzzs before preparing for the farmers market tomorrow. Lord willing, I will be at the Midland Farmer’s Market tomorrow with my decorative gluten free sugar cookies, so look for me there!

 

 

UPDATE: 5/22/2014 11:03 EST

Just finishing up my crumb coat of the free Graduation Cake. I did chocolate and vanilla layers with vanilla buttercream frosting. Check out this new buttercream frosting that I found with Dream Whip in it to better stabilize the frosting against high humidity and heat. This will be the test to see how well it works. Check out the yummy work done so far. God is good!

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Indydebi’s Crisco-Based Buttercream Icing

Via Cake Central

Ingredients

  • 1-1/3 cups Cricso 1/3 to 1/2 cup milk, depending on consistency needed
  • 3 Tbsp powdered Dream Whip (*)
  • 2-3 Tbsp clear vanilla, depending on your personal taste
  • 2 lbs powdered sugar

 (*) A powdered whipped topping mix made by Kraft Foods, usually found in the cake/sugar aisle in the grocery.

 Instructions

  1. There’s no wrong way to mix this. I usually mix all but the powdered sugar for a minute or two, then gradually add the sugar, but the only reason I did this was to avoid the “sugar-splash” factor. The longer the mixer runs, the smoother it gets. Sifting the powdered sugar before blending helps with smoothness but is not necessary.

Original Post: How to Win a Free Graduation Cake

I’ve decided to take on the task of making a wedding cake sized, graduation cake. It is going to be three tiers, custom designed and (if it comes out the way I want it to) I will be giving it away this Saturday. What’s the catch? No catch. I just don’t want to be stuck with a huge graduation cake because I really would eat the whole thing by myself. It will depict the road to graduation. starting with high school, books and papers then to graduation day and moving boxes and suitcases to the top tier that wishes the grad Congrats and a Class of 2014 topper.

So how do you win? Visit the By Grace Cakes blog, and write in the comments section of this page as to why you should win this cake. Have others write in and vote for the one that they want to win. And somebody had better write in, otherwise I will be sitting here with a fork and this huge cake all to myself:)

Note: You may have to click the Follow button on the right side of this page to post. You will be responsible for pick-up.

Happy Writing!

Man’s Best (earthly) Friend

We know, as believers, that Jesus Christ is man’s best friend. But in earthly sayings, man’s best friend is our pooch. Our dog loves us all the time, greets us when we get home and is happy as long as he can be with us.  I know that my dog Jericho would rather wait in the car while I am shopping, then be at home by himself. Please pray for him as he has hip problems and he is only 5 yrs old. But on a happier note, the reason for this post is that I made my first ever modeling chocolate creations. I took a Craftsy course and it was very insightful on how you can use modeling chocolate instead of fondant for almost everything. I know that many people hate the taste of fondant, so modeling chocolate is a great solution. It tastes just like a solid chocolate Easter bunny.

One of my husband’s co-workers was having a party at work, so my husband found out that she had a goldendoodle. After much prayer, and help from the Lord, here is my goodlendoodle modeling chocolate creation.

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He is 100% gluten free and 100% modeling chocolate. Modeling chocolate is made out of corn syrup and chocolate. He is sitting on some modeling chocolate grass. There is chocolate buttercream underneath the “grass”. The cupcake is a, from scratch, Rich Golden Cake from my grandma’s 1950’s Betty Crocker cookbook, filled with a homemade almond custard.

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These cupcakes are pretty labor intensive. It took me a little over two days to do 12 dogs. They are all a little different, just like real goldendoodles.


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If you have any questions, please post below. Or if you would like to order your favorite dog, go to the Order page for more information.

Happy Baking!