Carla's Gluten Free Recipe Box
1,900 Gluten Free Recipes by Retired Recipe Developer, Carla Spacher
Gluten free frosting recipes from traditional to raw, and some are even dairy-free or paleo.
When you wish to add a coffee flavor to white chocolate ganache or you want to add a second or third layer of chocolate to a dessert, make this gluten free white chocolate ganache recipe. Use it to top desserts, frost cakes, make or fill chocolate truffles, and more.
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Did you ever wonder how pastry chefs make that mirror glaze finish on cakes? It is much easier than you’d imagine and you can find all of the ingredients right in your local grocery store. It’s a bucket list item for all home bakers. The best part of this recipe is that instead of using sweetened condensed milk or heavy cream, this recipe is completely dairy-free!
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Often, chocolate buttercream just doesn’t taste chocolatey enough. This Swiss meringue buttercream contains the perfect balance of chocolate and slightly minty flavor. So many times recipes turn out too minty, which drowns out the chocolate flavor. Not here! Just imagine a chocolate milkshake with a little peppermint. That’s exactly what this frosting tastes like. I’ve never been a mint fan, but this one I can eat straight from the mixing bowl. It’s that good!
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As thick as the ganache filling in chocolate truffles, this chocolate ganache marshmallow frosting and filling tastes like chocolate caramel but is not chewy. This mixture makes one of the most decadent desserts I have had in quite a while. The only problem is that it is so addictive! Enjoy all you want and have a chicken salad for dinner.
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If you think chocolate ganache has spoiled you forever, think again. This traditional or dairy free chocolate icing recipe tastes extremely similar to chocolate ganache and you can make it in half the time. It sets up nicely as well. Continue reading “Dairy Free Chocolate Icing Recipe (or Traditional)”
If you’ve ever been afraid to make or cover a cake with fondant, your fears are now over! You can even use this miracle gluten free fondant recipe to make characters, animals, and other fun things. You don’t have to worry about the fondant tearing, cracking, or drying out. Using your stand mixer, you can make fondant that works incredibly well! Continue reading “Gluten Free Fondant Recipe”
Beat air into rich chocolate ganache and you have an amazing frosting. Whipped chocolate ganache frosting is great when used to frost cupcakes and cake. However, you may use it as a filling for cupcakes, cakes, and pastries, even ice cream sandwiches. It’s an easy chocolate mousse recipe too! This is something any chocolate lover would appreciate and it’s so easy to make Continue reading “Whipped Chocolate Ganache Frosting”
I’ve been working on a Gluten Free Strawberry Cake Recipe. I frosted the last cake with this naturally colored and flavored fresh strawberry whipped cream recipe. It took a lot of adding more of this and that, but it was worth the time. When my hubby tasted it he said, “It tastes like a strawberry!” I asked him if it was sweet enough. He replied, “It’s perfect.” I hope you think so too. Enjoy! Continue reading “Strawberry Whipped Cream Recipe”
With its multiple names, this gluten free ermine frosting is an old-fashioned sweet buttercream recipe that calls for flour and milk. Ermine frosting is the original icing used to frost red velvet cake. You use flour and milk. Flour buttercream (aka ermine frosting) is the original icing used to frost red velvet cake. You use flour and boiled milk to create a sturdy frosting texture. While this recipe is not well-known, it is silky in texture and a little soft, but sturdy enough to pipe. It is perfect for those with allergies to egg. Boiled milk frosting (aka ermine frosting) is also great for those who wish to avoid internationally known buttercreams or American Buttercream. Continue reading “Gluten Free Ermine Frosting – Flour Buttercream – Boiled Milk Frosting (Dairy-Free Options)”
German buttercream has gotten a bad name for being too soft to pipe or use to frost cakes, but it’s not so! Use this soft, creamy goodness on refrigerated cakes or as a filling for donuts, cakes, and cupcakes. You start with pastry cream and end up with an amazing, rich buttercream. It doesn’t even taste like buttercream. This German buttercream recipe is much better! It tastes like pastry cream. Continue reading “German Buttercream Recipe (With an Egg-Free & Dairy-Free Version)”