Gluten-free Cake with No Dairy and Egg-free

Lately, there has been a lot of birthday celebration with family and friends. My little one with her food sensitivity won’t be able to have her regular treats. I decided to try making a birthday cake or cupcakes for her class. It is interesting how most of the recipe I look at use icing sugar as part of the batter. Making a cake is as tricky as baking a loaf of bread, I tried several recipes, finally found one that works for me. Gluten-free Cake with No Dairy and Egg-free.

Gluten-free Cake with No Dairy and Egg free Recipe

Ingredients:

3/4 cup brown rice flour

1/4 cup potato flour

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1 1/2 cup hot water

2 egg replacer

3/4 cup tapioca flour

1 tsp xanthan gum

1 1/2 cup sugar

2/3 cup coconut oil

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp. baking powder

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree.
2. Spray parm oil on 9 inch cake pan.
3. In a large bowl, add in brown rice flour, tapioca flour, potato flour, xanthan gum, baking powder, and sugar. Mix well.
4. In a medium bowl, mix together hot water and cocoa powder.
5. Then, add in coconut oil, egg replacer and vanilla extract. Once mixed. Combine the chocolate mixture with the liquid mixture. Stir.
6. Pour the batter into cake pan. Bake cake for 35mins.
7. Once the cake reach 35mins. Remove from oven. Let the cake cool before adding the frosting.

If you want to try making gluten-free bread, you can a recipe on my website.

Coconut Frosting:

Ingredient:

2 cup coconut milk

1/2 cup powder sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

Tip: refrigerate coconut milk whole night before using

Instruction:

1. All ingredients into a bowl.
2. Mix with electric mixer. Low to medium speed.
3. Once the mixture becomes fluffy place in fridge, If not being use right away. If the cake has cooled enough, decorate the cake with frosting.

Previous Cake Experience

What I did for a trial run for the cake recipe. I made cupcakes for my daughter to see if she likes the cake before making an actual cake. My daughter really enjoy gluten-free Cake with No Dairy and Egg-free.

Next time I will attempt a vanilla gluten-free cake