Gluten-free German Chocolate Cake and The Balancing Act

This recipe is from C.J. He is 16 and likes to cook! It is dedicated to teenagers and young adults who are seeking balance in their life.

German Chocolate Cake

Using rice flour makes it really cheap. :) I don't know if I remembered to tell you, but you can find rice flour in the oriental section of most grocery stores, or grind it yourself at home using regular rice.

Ingredients:
4 ounces sweet German chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
6 eggs, separated
2 cups sugar, divided
1 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups rice flour
2 tbsp corn starch
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
Preparation:
Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool.
In small mixing bowl beat egg whites until frothy. Add 1/2 cup sugar and heat until stiff but not dry. Set aside.

Using large mixing bowl, cream butter with remaining sugar and vanilla until fluffy. Add egg yolks and beat well. Blend in chocolate.

Sift flour with cornstarch, baking powder, soda and salt. Add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating after each addition until smooth. Fold in beaten whites.

Pour into three 8-inch or 9-inch layer pans lined on bottom with paper.

Bake at 350 degrees F., about 30 minutes or until done. Cool. Frost tops only.


Life is about balance and that means we can't be everything to everybody all the time. The high school years and the first years of when we step into the world can be confusing. Sometimes people are going to love us... while others reject us. Our hopes are high only to be dashed by the difficulty of getting that first job or building relationships. Things that seem to come so easily to others.When we are hurting our life is out of balance and the only way to get back in balance is to release that which we cannot change and accept that even when we fail life goes on. Remember the "Serenity Prayer"? "God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference". If we truly live by that prayer... we will have perfect balance in our life.

Isaiah 40:31 "but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings of eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint."
Love,
Nana