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Posted on | November 21, 2008 | 4 Comments

Did you used to love Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls, or Ho Ho’s? Are you annoyed that you can’t have them anymore now that you are gluten free? Well, if that is the case, this is what you have been waiting for! If you are a “foodie,” you might not be that impressed, though. This is definitely a junk food indulgence.

Shabtai Gourmet, a NY based gluten free bakery, sent me a large box of samples to try, and this hefty seven layer gluten free chocolate cake was the first product I tested. I was surprised to see that this one pound gluten free cake is also dairy free, casein free, and soy free.

This gluten free product arrived semi-frozen, wrapped in plastic, and protected in a clear plastic box like you would find most baked goods at any local grocery store bakery. I stored the gluten free cake in the freezer to keep it fresh. This cake is amazingly easy to slice when frozen, or at least semi-frozen. However, if you wait until it is at room temperature, slicing the cake tends to flatten the layers together.

The cake itself has seven thin layers of chocolate cake sandwiched between layers of creamy vanilla filling. The cake is actually slightly dry, but the layers of filling help balance any dryness that is there. The entire cake is enrobed in a thick dairy free chocolate coating. The combination of the layers, vanilla cream filling, and chocolaty coating seemed almost exactly like a Swiss Cake Roll from Little Debbie. No kidding. My kids loved this and had no clue it was dairy free or gluten free.

The chocolate flavor is sweet and compliments the filling nicely. I did not notice any issues with texture or flavor. It is a tasty product that one could compare the quality with any other grocery store bakery product.

Pros: yummy flavor, nice texture, freezes well

Cons: a tiny bit dry

Rating: 4 stars

Want to try this for yourself? You may order through the Shabtai Gourmet website.

Right now they are also offering a special “free shipping” promo on all orders!

Ingredients: whole eggs, sugar, potato starch, partially hydrogenated palm oil, cocoa, cottonseed oil, tapioca starch, natural flavor, vanillin salt.

Category: *Bakery products, *Cake Mixes & frosting, *GF/ CF products, Shabtai Gourmet
Tags: *Cake Mixes & Desserts

Comments

4 Responses to “Product Review: Shabtai Gluten Free Seven Layer Cake – dairy free/ casein free/ soy free/ kosher/ gfcf”

Karen
November 21st, 2008 @ 4:25 pm

WoW! that looks delicious!
eileenb
December 8th, 2008 @ 4:14 pm

This is one of the ones I ordered…it came just in time for a Birthday..so was great…besides haven’t had cake in don’t know when.Really enjoyed it.
Eileenb
Karen
December 8th, 2008 @ 4:32 pm

Hope you had a great birthday!
Barbara
January 15th, 2009 @ 8:41 pm

I ordered this to bring to Christmas dinner since my own GFCF baking attempts have gained mixed reviews. Shabatai gourmet did not disappoint, and were very helpful on the phone and with tracking my order. Take the advice to slice the cake when it is still partially frozen! It is indeed like a Swiss Roll, but not as sweet. Very nice, light dessert.