gluten free, sugar free, dairy free = candida-friendly chocolate cake recipe
My mom had made me this cake a couple of times, but I decided to try it last night and it was very yummy — and easy to make.
You will need:
1/4 cup of dairy-free (lactose-free) margarine
5 very heaping teaspoons of rice syrup
3 eggs
2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla (or vanilla extract)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups white rice flower (not brown)
1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
All you have to do is find 2 8 inch round cake pans — grease them with the margarine. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees celcius.
1. Put the margarine, rice syrup, eggs, vanilla, cocoa powder, rice flower and baking powder into a medium mixing bowl and beat until smooth and creamy (won’t take long).
2. Put half of the batter in each of the cake pans and smooth the surface of each. If you have gluten, sugar, dairy free chocolate chips (as I mention in my candida-friendly chocolate chip cookie recipe) then you can sprinkle them on the tops of both pans full of batter.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
4. Leave to cool for a half an hour or so, then place one of the cake halfs on a plate, and spread strawberry jam (with no sugar — and only if you’re far enough along in your candida diet to be able to accept natural sugars — so 4 months in or so), then place the other half on top.
5. Cut, and enjoy.
It’s so yummy! I had a quarter of the cake last night — you’ve got to eat it fast, because rice flour tends to crumble apart quickly.
Let me know how it goes and if you like it.
Fantastic recipe – I don’t eat sugar and I really really miss cake. Do publish any more candida-diet friendly recipes you come across!
litlove
July 4, 2006
Glad I could help and I’ll definitely let you know of any more I come across and test
doth
July 4, 2006
Hi, thanks for posting your recipe. I thought that any sugars were prohibited on a Candida diet. Isn’t the rice syrup very sweet ? And isn’t it also a bad idea to eat white (i.e. not whole grain or whole wheat) flour ?
Chris
December 7, 2006
Rice syrup does not absorb into the blood stream, so you should be okay. I would wait until about month 3 of being on the diet, but everyone is different.
Also, the white flour is rice flour. You can also use brown, but I can’t eat gluten and therefore, can’t eat whole wheat or whole grain flour at all.
doth
December 7, 2006
[...] Mom also made a fantastic dinner last night — I swear it was the best turkey I’ve ever tasted! AND she made me a pumpkin loaf and pumpkin cookies and rice cookies (all of which are candida-friendly and the BEST baking I’ve had all year — with the exception of the yummy gluten, sugar, dairy free cake that is)! [...]
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December 27, 2006
Sugary foods should not be eaten on a candida diet. Rice flour is very sugary, rice syrup even more so. This is not a candida-diet friendly recipe, but it sounds very yummy!
You can find info about the nutrition content of most foods by using the search function on nutritiondata.com . I find that anything with more than about 1 gram of sugar or 5-10 grams of carbohydrate (depends on in what form) per serving causes me to get worse as far as the candida symptoms. I’ve been getting much faster since adopting a high-fat, high-protein, low-carb diet, even though I scoff at low-carb diets in general and worry a little about working my liver / kidneys too much. I’ll be eagerly supplementing my diet with grains / fruits again when I’ve dieted away the fungal problem.
Brian
December 27, 2006
Well, Brian, as each body with candida is different (this is something I stress whenever I talk about it), it depends on what other things your body can handle.
For example, I can’t have any other grain than rice, so rice flour is IT as far as I’m concerned. If I could have spelt or quinoa or other things then I would supplement. While rice syrup has lots of sugar in it, it doesn’t absorb into the body in the same way as cane juice or cane sugar — and I have been able to beat down this candida while also having some natural sugar — mind you, not in the first 6 months or so. So, perhaps this cake is best described as a candida-friendly (note, I say friendly, not candida-proof, not 100% guaranteed to help you) recipe best for the later stages of candida (once you can tolerate the rice flour and syrup if your body couldn’t handle it before).
Get Koru testing done and you’ll find out the EXACT candida diet (including which anti-fungals you should take) to stick to. It’s tailored to YOU specifically. Do NOT make generalizations on this diet, it will only hurt others.
doth
December 27, 2006
too aggressive, my dear – Brian was making a valid point. this is not a candida-friendly recipe, yummy though it looks. sorry mate
jayne
July 13, 2009
I’ve been in the learning stages of Candida for years, so much out there that conflicts. One thing I’ve learned and makes sense to me is that Diet alone will not kill the Candida. The very moment you take in foods to feed it, it will thrive and adapt once again. The Diet can help weaken the Candida, but Anti-fungals (several on a rotation so the Candida does not become immune the them) is the ONLY thing to kill it. The diet, however, is absolutely necessary without any cheating while killing Candida with AntiFungals.
So Brian, you may never “Diet away the fungus” without anti-fungal, just a thought.
I’ve learned this by help through a Nutritionist. Dr. Biamonte http://www.health-truth.com/14.php
Doth, I know you’ve mentioned the anti-fungal several times. I just thought I’d take this opportunity to STRESS it!!!
Love the site, lots of great info. Thanks!
Yvonne
March 15, 2007
Thanks Yvonne! You’re absolutely right. I also had to switch anti-fungals as the candida is aggressive and gets used to one. PLUS you have to find out which ones you can tolerate. A Naturopath can help you too.
doth
March 16, 2007
Have tried the recipe as promised, it works and it’s pretty good! Thanks .H.
Djinn
April 6, 2007
Oh good! I’m so glad you liked it!
doth
April 8, 2007
[quote]Get Koru testing done and you’ll find out the EXACT candida diet (including which anti-fungals you should take) to stick to. It’s tailored to YOU specifically. Do NOT make generalizations on this diet, it will only hurt others.[/quote]
What is this koru testing you’re talking about??
I’ve been having a hard time cause I don’t know exactly what to eat, if I do this test I would know everything I need to know? Cause I don’t know what antifungals to take either.. Thanks!
Mario
May 13, 2007
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June 6, 2007
Rice Syrup is NOT allowed on the Candida diet.
Maggi
July 18, 2007
Hi Maggie. It depends on what your body can handle. I’ve always stipulated that if you had read the other comments — check it out. You may be able to. Not at first, but at about 6 months or so into the diet.
doth
July 18, 2007
hey um i was wondering, could i substitute
the rice stuff for brown? cuz i can have white
:] thanks!
wutsupgirl
October 7, 2007
Hi there instead of using rice syrup try xylitol as this DOES NOT affect candida in anyway AT ALL. It is actually feeds the good bacteria and has less calories than sugar.
raquel
October 18, 2007
I am going to try this recipe but I will use Xylitol. My godson has a huge Candida problem. He is on the Autistic Spectrum and has been taking anti-fungals for 8 months!! He does rotate them and his candida has gotten better but still not completely gone. I like your site. It gives me hope. I will try to post some recipes which I have tried that are pretty good. Thanks for all your help!
Marisa from NJ
Marisa Valle
November 8, 2007
wow! I’ve been looking for a recipe like this. Thank you!
bueller
December 11, 2007
Hi there,
I have been fighting Candida for a long time, and me health was getting no better. Had been attending an excellent nutritionist to help with the Candida problem. She advised that I get tested for heavy metals in my system, and so, following a urine test, I was informed that I have mercury poisoning!!!!!!!
Anyway, several months down the line, and following consultation with a dentist who has been specialising in amalgam removals for the past 20 years, I have discovered that I have chronic mercury poisoning. The dentist did tests via a machine, (only one in Ireland), and informed me that I had such a high level of mercury vapour coming from my mouth, that if it was a factory, the staff would be immediately removed and the building shut down!!!!!!!
So I am now to attend a Doctor who specialises in Heavy Metal poisoning, and he will do liver function tests, blood tests, and help support my immune system so that the amalgam fillings can be removed safely, and then I am to take various treatments to remove the mercury from my tissues, as mercury embeds itself in your tissues!!!!!!!
Basically I am telling you this as it turns out that mercury creates a candida environment. I am not sure how or why, but they go hand in hand, and perhaps this information will help somebody, as the revelation has been a blessing to me, since I have been continuously sick for several years.
A word of warning though. . . . .
It is of utmost importance that you do NOT get amalgam fillings removed by a regular dentist, as it is extremely extremely dangerous if not done right!!!!!!!!!!
First of all though, you need to go to a specialist who will be able to identify whether or not you have mercury/heavy metals in your system. The doctor that I am attending stated that if not tested correctly, you may be told that your mercury levels are fine , as mercury embeds itself in your tissue!!!!!!!!!!! and so specific tests have to be done!!!!
I know that this is a site about recipes, and I was looking for some, but when I read how many of you are suffering as a result of this illness, and I have just been diagnosed with Mercury poisoning, I thought that I should at least let you guys know!!!!!!!!!
Again, do not go to any quack doctor or dentist to find out more about this. It is imperative that this is followed through correctly, as mercury is the second most dangerous substance in the world.
rua
March 14, 2008
That mercury problem sounds tough. All the luck in the world with getting rid of it. I have systemic canidida and it flared up again from eating carbs. I did more research and found that i am a blood type O which is high protein and and should not be eating too many carbs. I bought the book Eat Right for your Type by Dr d’ Adamo and have been following it. I got rid of my candida in 3 weeks. I only lived on meat and veg and low carbs. No fruit, no sugar and only carb was oats in the morning. I praise the drs work as a friend of mine who is blood type A which is a vegetarian diet also had candida and she followed the veg diet and got rid of it and has never had it back again. Hope this helps. Good luck and may the sun shine on you warmly always
raquel
April 14, 2008
this chocalate cake is awsome it’s the best, deeelish
jaid
November 4, 2008
help iv’e been sick for a year i nead help
Challis
November 4, 2008
wow – thanks for all of the comments everyone. i’ve been away from the blog for a long time, but am going to try to get back into it. hope everyone’s doing well with the candida diet and your different variations of this recipe.
doth
January 17, 2009
I want to bake this cake for my daughter’s birthday but my oven is in fehrenheit. 350 degrees Celcius is equal to 662 degrees farenheit and for starters my oven doesn’t go that high. What should the correct temperature be for baking this cake?
Judy
March 7, 2009
you forgot to add the oven temp. Set mine for 350.
Holly Hamdan
June 5, 2009
I baked this for my son’s birthday and hate to say it, but I am very disappointed. It turned out flat and very dry. Is there something missing from the ingredients–like water or milk?
Marilyn
August 12, 2009
You will need:
1/4 cup of dairy-free (lactose-free) margarine
5 very heaping teaspoons of rice syrup
BUT THIS IS SUGAR
3 eggs
BUT THIS IS DAIRY
2 teaspoons gluten-free vanilla (or vanilla extract)
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups white rice flower (not brown)
IF WHITE RICE THEN NOT ALL GLUTENFREE
1 teaspoon gluten-free baking powder
I AM SLIGHTLY CONFUSED BY THIS RECIPE ADVERTISED GF/SF/DF.
e
September 14, 2009