If you follow me on Instagram you probably saw this Nut Free Chocolate Birthday Cake post coming.
I took a picture of my birthday cake a few days ago and shared it with all of my Instagram followers. I felt compelled to share my treat-driven excitement, because I could not handle the cuteness or the yumminess of what was in front of me!
My caption said I’d be posting the recipe sometime soon, so here I am, ready to share how to make this wonderful dessert.
This rich, smooth, nut-free, dairy-free, gluten-free cake was prepared by yours truly as a treat to enjoy after dinner on the night of my birthday. It turned out delicious and it was not hard to make at all. I made it the night before to avoid having to spend anytime during my birthday baking in the kitchen…and also made it the night before, so that it would stay as fresh as possible. If you’re having a birthday soon, I recommend you do the same. It was the most convenient thing to do, and was also very stress free.
After the cakes were done baking and cooled off completely, I transferred one of the cakes onto the cake’s serving dish and added apricot jam on top. Then, I added the second cake on top to make it a two-layered cake. I also topped the cake off with a thin layer of apricot glaze and dark chocolate ganache, which was perfect, because the ganache hardened overnight in the refrigerator and it gave my cake a very slick, professional look (score). It was seriously beautiful. Nothing better than having a cute cake for your birthday.
On the day of my birthday, and after dinner was over, we topped the cake with some fun candles; a “2” and an “8” sat neatly on top of the ganache. Yup, I am getting old. However, while I was sitting on the dinner table and had this cake in front of me with all of the candles lit on, I felt like I was 10 all over again…there is something magical about making wishes and being celebrated that makes age irrelevant. Birthdays rock, don’t you agree?
If you have a birthday coming up, or someone in your family has a birthday coming up, give this cake a try. You can always use another type of jam in the middle, if apricot is not your favorite (any berry or orange jam would work great here).
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I’ve recently adopted the Paleo lifestyle as a suggestion from a gf. She had a birthday yesterday and I made this recipe, never baked a cake before in my life, and this came out awesome, thank you for the easy step-by-step guide!
Hi Dave!! Yay, this is wonderful to hear!! So fun that you baked your first cake!!! I hope your friend had a great birthday and hope she liked the cake!! 🙂