Grandma gave my girl an Easy Bake oven this year, along with some gluten-free Betty Crocker mixes. She also got a GF alternative-flour baking mix that had a coffee cake recipe on the back, and of course that is what she actually wanted to make.
Tonight, we had “breakfast for dinner” and she was all fired up to make coffee cake “for everyone!” With a knowing grin (an Easy Bake pan is about 4″ across and 1/2″ high, barely enough for a couple of little servings), I walked her through the process. We customized this “crazy cake” recipe (substituted Hodgson Mill’s Multi Purpose Baking Mix, reduced the sugar to 1-1/2 tsp., and added a sprinkle of cinnamon), and voila! She was a very happy camper. She says that she will be making something for us every day from now on.
For anyone else who might try this, it appears that an Easy Bake oven pan will hold about 2 Tbsp. of dry mix (which requires only a few tsp. of liquid). As we experiment, I’ll post tips on how I divide up larger GF mixes into Easy Bake portions.
