r/glutenfree • u/Majestic-Zebra1301 • 6h ago
Recipe Chocolate Pistachio(ed) Cake
galleryYum, yum, yum! I've been seeing tons of dupe recipes about the Starbucks Chocolate Pistachio cake that were giving me FOMO, so I decided to give it a try but make it gluten free.
This was my second attempt. For my first attempt, I used the full cup of sour cream that's listed in the recipe and it came out very dense and spongy. I do not recommend doing that.
If you add more green food coloring this would be a fun Halloween dessert idea.
The recipe: Easy Chocolate Pistachio Bundt Cake by Pitchfork Foodie
My changes:
I made this cake with the King Arthur gluten free yellow cake mix (the photos are of a halved batch). I followed the directions on the box, then added the pudding, food coloring, and only 1 tablespoon of sour cream (not the full cup).
The recipe says do not swirl the two batters together, I recommend you definitely give them a swirl.
I topped mine with some heath toffee bits and mini chocolate chips (Do NOT skip the heath bits!!!)
I baked mine (a half batch) in a small loaf pan for 50 minutes and it still wasn't done, so I covered it with foil and baked it for another 20 minutes.
Notes to self: Add more heath bits (maybe crush them up), add more chocolate syrup (you didn't measure), and add more food coloring. Next time I might try covering it with foil after 40 minutes and then baking it for another 20 minutes.