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There is a particular challenge in gluten free baking that every coeliac, every gluten-intolerant cook, and every person baking for someone with dietary requirements knows intimately. Getting the texture right. Chocolate cake without gluten has a reputation for being gummy, dense, or somehow slightly wrong in a way that is difficult to name but immediately obvious to eat. This pre-mix solves that problem completely and then goes several steps further. Grandma’s Pantry Gluten Free Chocolate Mud Cake and Brownie Pre-mix is not only gluten free but also free from dairy, nuts, egg, and soy as it leaves our pantry, making it one of the most genuinely inclusive chocolate bakes you will find anywhere on the shelf. Rich, deeply chocolatey, and properly fudgy, this is the bake you bring to a table full of mixed dietary requirements and watch disappear regardless of who can eat what. The full recipe is available in the Recipes section of the Grandma’s Pantry Online website.
A deeply rich, intensely chocolatey bake with a fudgy, dense crumb and the kind of dark, glossy character that defines a proper mud cake or brownie. The combination of tapioca flour, potato starch, and rice flour creates a tender, moist texture that holds together without any of the crumbliness or gumminess that plagues lesser gluten free chocolate bakes, while the cocoa powder at nearly ten percent of the flour blend ensures the chocolate flavour is genuine and deep rather than thin and sweet. The xanthan gum provides the structural binding that gluten normally would, giving the finished bake a satisfying, cohesive crumb that slices cleanly and holds its shape. Baked as a mud cake it is rich and dense with a glossy top. Baked as a brownie it is fudgy, chewy at the edges, and exactly what a brownie is supposed to be.
Follow the simple instructions on the packaging to bring your batter together. The pre-mix works for both a mud cake baked in a round tin and brownies baked in a square tray depending on your preferred result. For a mud cake, allow it to cool completely before slicing for the best texture. For brownies, slightly underbaking by two to three minutes and allowing to cool in the tin produces the fudgiest possible result. The full recipe is available in the Recipes section of the Grandma’s Pantry Online website.
A Warm Mud Cake Slice with a scoop of good vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of Pukara Estate Caramelised Balsamic Vinegar is a dessert combination that stops every conversation at the table and is entirely effortless to pull together. A Classic Brownie Plate with a dusting of icing sugar and a handful of fresh raspberries is the kind of afternoon tea offering that looks like considerably more effort than it required. Serve the mud cake with a generous dollop of whipped cream and fresh strawberries for a celebration cake that accommodates almost every dietary need at the table. Cut brownies into small squares and serve alongside a cheese board for a sweet bite that balances the savoury spread beautifully. Or simply warm a slice gently and eat it with a good cup of tea and absolutely no apology.
Good to Know
Gluten free. As it leaves Grandma’s Pantry this pre-mix is also free from dairy, nuts, egg, and soy, making it suitable for a wide range of dietary requirements. Always check the full ingredient and allergen information on the packaging before baking for guests, as preparation methods and additions at home may introduce allergens. Not suitable for those with coeliac disease who require strict cross-contamination controls without first verifying production standards.
Ingredients: Sugar, Gluten Free Flour Mix (Tapioca Flour, Potato Starch, Rice Flour, Cocoa Powder (9.6%), Modified Maize Starch (1442), Raising Agents (450, 500), Emulsifiers (471), Sodium Stearoyl Lactate Vegetable (481)), Salt, Vegetable Gum (Xanthan (415)), Nature Identical Flavour.
Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place, away from direct sunlight. Large amounts may need to be ordered in. Allow 14 business days for your order to arrive at Grandma’s Pantry Online.
