Gluten-Free Café au Lait Cake

Name: Gluten-Free Café au Lait Cake
Prep time: 3 h 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 3 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Gluten Free devils food cake mix; 118 milliliters butter, softened; 10 servings Chocolate-covered espresso beans, if desired; 3 eggs; 1 Tbsp instant espresso coffee powder or granules; 2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder or granules; 237 milliliters Betty Whipped milk chocolate frosting; 237 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp cool water; 355 milliliters Cool frozen whipped topping, thawed

Gluten-Free Café au Lait Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 598 calories, 9g of protein, and 30g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up butter, water, instant espresso coffee powder, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 350F (or 325F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 8-inch or 9-inch round pan with shortening.

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Shortening

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Oven

Frying Pan

Dissolve 1 tablespoon coffee in 1 cup water. In large bowl, beat coffee mixture, cake mix, butter and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl constantly.

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Cake Mix

Butter

Coffee

Water

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Pour into pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake 8-inch or 9-inch pan 43 to 48 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pan to loosen cake; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.

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Wire Rack

Toothpicks

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Knife

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Dissolve 2 teaspoons coffee in 1 tablespoon cool water. Stir 2 teaspoons of the coffee mixture into frosting. In medium bowl, mix whipped topping and remaining coffee mixture; gently stir in 1/4 cup of the frosting mixture.

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Whipped Topping

Frosting

Coffee

Water

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Bowl

Cut cake in half horizontally.

Place 1 cake layer, cut side up, on serving plate.

Spread with half of the whipped topping mixture (about 3/4 cup) to within 1/4 inch of edge.

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Whipped Topping

Spread

Place other cake layer, cut side down, on top. Frost side and top of cake with frosting. Pipe remaining whipped topping mixture around top of cake. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.

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Whipped Topping

Frosting

Garnish top of cake with espresso beans. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Espresso Beans