[Gluten Free Video] Norwegian chocolate cake - Sugar, dairy and wheat free

[Recipe Bot]

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Edited by The Sensible Celiac:
WARNING: This recipe calls for Spelt Flour.  Spelt is an ancient variety of wheat and it absolutely, positively is NOT GLUTEN FREE.
If you have celiac disease never, ever eat anyhting that contains Spelt.
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Norwegian chocolate cake - Sugar, dairy and wheat free
         


            
            
            
            Learn how to make Norwegian vegan chocolate cake that is dairy, egg, sugar, wheat and gluten free and taste fantastic with Anette Martinsen and Jade. The recipe is from my mother!

Filmed, directed and edited by my son Tomas Martinsen-Hickman - http://www.youtube.com/user/TomasAMH

To order a copy of the book "A Recipe for Health by Anette Martinsen" go to www.amazon.co.uk or from www.anettemartinsen.com

Credit: Moby - In My Heart
            
            
               Author: AnetteMartinsen
               Keywords:  chocolate cake vegan vegetarian dairy egg sugar wheat gluten free norwegian recipe healthy food intolerances allergies easy
               Added: August 5, 2008
            

         
         

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[the sensible celiac]

I have sent the following message to the creator of this video:
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Hello Anette,

I'm writing to you today about the YouTube video "Norwegian chocolate cake - Sugar, dairy and wheat free".  In the description of your recipe the term "gluten free" is included.  The recipe calls for spelt flour.  Spelt is not gluten free.  it is an ancient variant of wheat, it absolutely does include gluten, and people who have celiac disease must avoid spelt.

The US government National Institute of Health lists spelt as containing gluten on this page:
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/

The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness indicates that spelt is not gluten free on this page:
http://www.celiaccentral.org/Research/Research_News/Celiac_Disease_Research_News/130/pg__1/vobId__177/

On January 31, 2006 US authorities raided a bakery in Minneapolis and seized loaves of bread containing spelt because they were falsely labeled as wheat free:
http://www.celiac.com/articles/984/1/Federal-Authorities-Raid-Popular-Bakery-for-Labeling-Spelt-and-Kamut-as-Wheat-Free/Page1.html

A company named Nature Bake advises their customers with celiac disease not to eat spelt:
http://www.naturebake.com/faq.htm

On March 19, 2008 the FDA required the bakery Food For Life to recall their spelt bread that was falsely labelled Wheat free:
http://fooddemocracy.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/recall-food-for-life-bread/
http://www.fda.gov/foi/warning_letters/s6782c.pdf

Mulligans Bakery, which makes gluten free bread, advises their customers that spelt is a hybrid of wheat and must be avoided by people with celiac disease.
http://www.mulligans-bakery.com/links.html


I operate a network of websites for people with celiac disease, including sensibleceliac.com http://www.sensibleceliac.com/ and many others.  I have studied the scientific facts related to the gluten free diet. I was diagnosed with celiac disease over ten years ago.  I can assure you with absolutely no doubt whatsoever that spelt is not gluten free, and that any recipe containing spelt is not gluten free.

Please do not spread false information that might cause harm to other people.  I'm sure your intentions are good, and that this is simply an error and nothing more, but I felt it was my duty to bring this matter to your intention.

On the brighter side, your YouTube video was very well produced, and I hope you will continue making them.

Best wishes
Steve Rider
the sensible celiac