Chocolate Scotchies

I cannot remember where I found this recipe so I cannot give credit where credit is definitely due!  I apologize.

Chocolate Scotchies

1 c light corn syrup or coconut nectar or honey
1 c turbinando sugar
1 c creamy peanut butter
6 c crisp rice cereal *
1 c semi sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate **
1 c butterscotch chips***

Cook corn syrup and sugar over medium heat until sugar dissolves and begins to boil.  Remove from heat and stir in peanut butter.  Mix thoroughly.  Add crisp rice cereal stirring until well coated.  Press into a 13 x 9 pan lined with aluminum foil.

Mix both chips together in pan over low heat stirring constantly.  Spread melted chips over cereal mixture.  Allow to cool.  Enjoy!

* Make sure to find gluten free crisp rice cereal if you want this recipe to be gluten free.  Brown rice crisp cereal is usually gluten free

** Dark chocolate chips can be found that are dairy free.

** If you make your butterscotch chips from scratch, you will have gluten free chips!

GF Crazy Cake

This is almost identical to the other Crazy Cake recipe that I just posted.  However this recipe is egg free, dairy free, soy free AND wheat/gluten free.

1 c white rice flour
1/3 c potato starch
5 T and 1 tsp tapioca flour

3 T cocoa
1 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp white vinegar
5 T cooking oil
1 c cold water

Sift all dry ingredients into an 8 inch square greased pan. Make three depressions in four mixture and add vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the second and oil in the third. Pour cold water over all and stir thoroughly. DO NOT OVER MIX! Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Notes: This cake really needs to be mixed by hand. A hand mixer or a stand mixer over mixes the batter and kills the leavening process between the baking powder and vinegar.


Also, the dry ingredients really do need to be sifted. This distributes the baking powder evenly and without lumps. Baking powder lumps DO NOT dissolve during the baking process and taste icky if you bite into one.

Crazy Cake

This is an awesome cake!  This is the first cake that I learned to make.  It is from the Depression Era when money was tight and supplies were limited.   It does well for people who like chocolate but are unable to eat it due to medical or allergy restrictions since cocoa is used not chocolate.

1 1/2 c flour
3 T cocoa
1 c sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp white vinegar
5 T cooking oil
1 c cold water

Sift first five ingredients into an 8 inch square greased pan.  Make three depressions in four mixture and add vinegar in one depression, vanilla in the second and oil in the third.  Pour cold water over all and stir thoroughly.  DO NOT OVER MIX!  Bake at 350 for 35 minutes.

Notes:  This cake really needs to be mixed by hand.  A hand mixer or a stand mixer over mixes the batter and kills the leavening process between the baking powder and vinegar. 

Also, the dry ingredients really do need to be sifted.  This distributes the baking powder evenly and without lumps.  Baking powder lumps DO NOT dissolve during the baking process and taste icky if you bite into one.

The next time I make this I am going to scoop the batter into cupcake papers.  Will let you know how it turns out.

Serving suggestions:  Growing up this was served with sliced strawberries and whipped cream or ice cream.