<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> Hi! People always ask for suggestions for birthday cakes and I now have two. I just celebrated my 27th birthday and three years of being gf (I got the "Happy 24th Birthday! Don't have any cake..." diagnosis). My mother made a gf trifle, the recipe for which is in The Gluten-Free Gourmet Cooks Fast and Healthy. She used the Kinnikinnick angel food cake mix and instead of soaking it in liquor, she made a purree of strawberries and orange juice and soaked it in that. Nobody could tell that it was gf from the taste, although the angel food cake is a little grainier and heavier than a normal one, although after 3 years, I can't really tell the difference anymore! I had the rest of the cake and it even tastes good cold by itself. The trifle looked and tasted wonderful, and although as a confirmed chocoholic I never thought I would say this, I would actually prefer it to a chocolate cake anyday. That said, my second suggestion for a birthday cake that everyone will like is to make a flourless cake using ground nuts, eggs, sugar, and cocoa, recipes for which can be found in the archives. Since my labmate's birthday is only 5 days after mine, I'm going to make one of those again this year to celebrate our birthdays. Everyone loved it last year. Happy baking! Becky :) Calgary, Alberta