Aran Goyoaga is a fourth-generation Basque baker, cookbook author, food stylist, and photographer who has become the leading voice in gluten-free baking.

Aran Goyoaga

When it comes to sweet stuff, we all crave the classics. A gooey brownie, crisp at the edges. <a href="/activities/gluten-free-chocolate-chip-cookies">Chocolate chip cookies</a> straight from the oven. <a href="/activities/a-gluten-free-buckwheat-galette-from-canelle-et-vanille-s-aran-goyoaga">Freshly baked pies</a> stuffed with fruit filling and crowned with generous scoops of <a href="/activities/vanilla-bean-ice-cream">vanilla ice cream</a>. And, life being the tricky business it is, all of us should get to enjoy these comforting stalwarts from time to time—dietary restrictions notwithstanding. Enter baking genius Aran Goyoaga. Born to a family of professional bakers in Bilbao, Spain, she went gluten-free a few years back after being diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder. Since then, Goyoaga has developed a roster of incredible glutenless recipes, tackling everything from puff pastry to ricotta-packed gnudi and sharing the delicious results on her FOMO-inducing blog, <a href="http://www.cannellevanille.com/">Cannelle et Vanille</a>. Here, she’s sharing a gluten-free confection that satisfies our yen for another sweet staple: chocolate cake. Tender and moist, the cake gets its structure from whipped egg whites—simply fold the meringue in with the batter, bake, and there it is: an extraordinary dessert you can whip up whenever you need to treat yo’ self to something sophisticated yet simple, decadent yet light, utterly classic yet ingeniously reimagined for the modern diet.*OTHER PEOPLE’S IDEAS: A New Series from ChefSteps

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Olive Oil Cake, With Aran Goyoaga of Cannelle et Vanille