Starbucks Gluten Free Valencia Orange Cake
A little over a year ago I discovered that I had been misdiagnosed with Celiac disease, after 2 years on a gluten free diet. I've been on a regular diet which I keep high in fiber to help control my IBS (which I was diagnosed with instead). Since then i've been noticing an abundance of tasty looking gluten free goods on the market. And then last week I saw it, the mother of all gluten free goods, at Starbucks! So today as I camp out at my local Starbucks writing final papers, I will take a break to review this little gluten free goody. Keep in mind I have not eaten any gluten free specific products in over a year, so I suppose this is a good unbiased review since i'm sort of broken out of that being used to GF foods.
Price: $1.95 + tax
Ingrediants: (from the package) Whole eggs, Valencia orange pulp, almonds, sugar, orange peel, G/f baking powder & orange oil.
Nutritional: 290 Calorie, 16gm of fat, 4gm of fiber, the whole cake is one serving.
This cake come individually wrapped protecting it from being exposed to cross contamination. Beware they are super moist and the first one they handed me had started molding so check it out before you leave! The high on this cake is pretty nice for something gluten free almost 2" high, not flat at all. Like I said very moist which is nice especially considering some gluten free things tend to be on the dry side. Very orangey, great flavor. The crumb is very nice and tender not dry at all. There could have been a little less orange peel in it, the finish leaves my mouth a
little dry until I eat another bite. Overall, Big win for Starbucks and Celiacs! This is something I would pick up again, finding it very satisfying and enjoyable to savor slowly!
Ratings (1 Lowest- 5 Highest):
Price: 5 Something tasty and G/F for under $2,who knew?
Taste: 4 really good, just a tad too much on the orange peel
Presentation: 5 individually wrapped, as to not make anyone cry
Value: 5 bargain!
Satisfaction: 5 Super yum! Celiac or not you need to try this one!
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