Gutie's Goodies

Whenever I bake something, my parents give me this look. One of them usually asks me "What are your plans for that one?" They tend to not like the baked goods sitting around the house because a) no will power and b) ants. So what I end up doing 9 times out of 10 is just taking it into work. It always works because I'll either come home with an empty tray or sometimes just a little bit left. But I feel really bad. My manager Jeanie was diagnosed with Celiac disease right before I got home from college for the summer, so she can almost never eat the stuff that I bring in. She gives me these sad eyes when I have to tell her it's not gluten free, and I guess it worked because I made this cake. I finally got my hands on some xanthan gum (a necessary ingredient in gluten free baking) and then used that along side a store bought all purpose GF flour blend, and I was really excited to see how this turned out. My expectations were low since most GF cakes have a weird textur...