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Gluten Free Cake Batter


How to Make Gluten Free Cake Batter

PREPARATION OF THIS HEALTHY RECIPE

Use this mix in any of your favorite cake mixes. Sourghum flour is lighter for digestion and drier than wheat - plus it's gluten-free for celiac sufferers.

Kate Zuckerman, in her book, "The Sweet Life," reminds us that butter, egg, and sugar form a gel that traps air bubbles for fluffier, lighter baked goods. She's a beautiful, baking, chemist and I recommend reading her book to find out why. Whip the eggs, butter, and sugar on medium speed until the batter turns a shade or two lighter (about 5 minutes).

Thoroughly mix the dry ingredients together. Add all the wet ingredients including the club soda and mix well. Butter a cake pan and place the mix in the pan. Turn the oven on to 350. Let the cake sit for ten minutes to extract the sticky quality from the ingredients. Then place in the oven for 40 minutes or until a knife stuck into the center comes out clean.

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Medicinal Effects of Gluten Free Cake Batter

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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MOBILE

ABOUT MOBILE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Mobile refers to anything that stimulates the nervous system, muscles, or activity.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Apple Cider Vinegar, Seltzer Water / Club Soda

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GOOEY

ABOUT GOOEY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Gooey is identified by anything gelatinous (such as oatmeal), or by mucus congestion.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Xantham Gum, Sorghum Flour, Eggs, Potato Starch

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COLD

ABOUT COLD BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold refers to anything that reduces body temperature, metabolism, and blood flow.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Butter (unsalted), Sorghum Flour, Rice Flour

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Butter (unsalted), Eggs, Rice Flour

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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SWEET

ABOUT SWEET BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Sweet refers to anything builds tissue, including macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Butter (unsalted), Sorghum Flour, Rice Flour, Eggs, Potato Starch

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Pitta pacifying Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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AGGRAVATES
PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Gluten Free Cake Batter
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Makes Jittery

STRONG MAKES-JITTERY

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Makes You Tired

STRONG MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar

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Wakes You Up

STRONG WAKES-YOU-UP

Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Seltzer Water / Club Soda

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Relaxes Eyes

MILD RELAXES-EYES

Eases tension in eye muscles, so the eyes feel less strained, often by supporting the liver.

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

MILD NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour

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Satisfies Stomach

STRONG SATISFIES-STOMACH

Provides a sense of gratification and fullness in the stomach.

Active Ingredients: Butter (unsalted), Sorghum Flour, Eggs

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Nutritive

STRONG NUTRITIVE

An herb that is strengthening and nourishing.

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Butter (unsalted), Sorghum Flour, Eggs, Rice Flour, Potato Starch

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Diuretic

MILD DIURETIC

Herbs that promote urine formation, thereby flushing the kidneys and urinary tract while eliminating any excess water retention. As diuretics reduce water retention, they are often used to reduce blood pressure.

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour

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Dries Mouth

MILD DRIES-MOUTH

Makes the mouth feel dry, or pasty.

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour

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Constituents:
Carbohydrate

STRONG CARBOHYDRATE

Active Ingredients: Raw Sugar, Sorghum Flour, Rice Flour, Potato Starch

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Fats

STRONG FATS

Active Ingredients: Butter (unsalted), Eggs

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Vitamin D

STRONG VITAMIN-D

Active Ingredients: Butter (unsalted)

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Protein

MILD PROTEIN

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour, Eggs

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Phosphorous

MILD PHOSPHOROUS

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour, Eggs

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Sodium

MILD SODIUM

Active Ingredients: Salt (Mineral Salt)

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Iron

MILD IRON

Iron is necessary for the transport of oxygen in red blood cells.

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour

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Potassium

MILD POTASSIUM

Active Ingredients: Sorghum Flour

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Foods with a Similar Nature to Gluten Free Cake Batter

  • Hemp Seed

    Hemp Seed has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Diuretic

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  • Tofu

    Tofu has these Actions in Common

    Dries-mouth, Nutritive, Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Sorghum Flour

    Sorghum Flour has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Diuretic, Nutritive, Dries-mouth, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Tempeh

    Tempeh has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Diuretic, Nutritive, Dries-mouth, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Peanuts

    Peanuts has these Actions in Common

    Dries-mouth, Nutritive, Makes-jittery, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Peanut Butter

    Peanut Butter has these Actions in Common

    Dries-mouth, Nutritive, Makes-jittery, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Salmon

    Salmon has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Satisfies-stomach, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Wakes-you-up, Nutritive

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  • Pumpkin

    Pumpkin has these Actions in Common

    Makes-you-tired, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive

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  • Amaranth

    Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach, Nutritive, Diuretic, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Popped Amaranth

    Popped Amaranth has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Diuretic, Relaxes-eyes, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Satisfies-stomach

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  • Coffee

    Coffee has these Actions in Common

    Makes-jittery, Diuretic, Makes-you-tired, Dries-mouth, Wakes-you-up

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Gluten Free Cake Batter

  • Pitta Shirodhara Oil

    Pitta Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Self Massage

    Self Massage has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Vata Shirodhara Oil

    Vata Shirodhara Oil has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Kava Kava

    Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Makes-you-tired, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Shatavari

    Shatavari has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes

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  • Gokshura

    Gokshura has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Vidari

    Vidari has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Amalaki

    Amalaki has these Actions in Common

    Nutritive, Relaxes-eyes, Wakes-you-up

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  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nutritive

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  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Dries-mouth, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Asparagus root

    Asparagus root has these Actions in Common

    Diuretic, Nutritive

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About the Author

John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people personalized diet, lifestyle and herbs through Classical Metabolic Theory (Ayurveda & Greek Medicine). His approach is clinical, yet exudes an ease which many find enjoyable and insightful. John also directs the Joyful Belly College, offering professional clinical training for over 15 years.

John's hobbies & specialties include advanced digestive disorders, virtue psychology through classical & Christian philosophy, languages, cooking & botany. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University. John, his wife Natalie, and their 8 kids live in Asheville, NC.

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Nina Collins Asheville, NC
2010-02-09
“I need a birthday cake recipe, and this, though it's Kapha provoking, is better than eating gluten!"
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