gluten free spice cake
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Great with coffee and wouldn't know it was gluten free. Its a bit time consuming but not to bad and worth it.
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yield
8 -10
cook time
50 Min
Ingredients For gluten free spice cake
- THIS IS THE FLOUR BLEND OR YOU CAN USE PAMELA'S GLUTEN FREE BAKING AND PANCAKE MIX
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2 1/2 cgarbanzo/fava bean flour
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3/4 cpotato starch or cornstarch
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3/4 ctapioca flour
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1/2 csorghum flour
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1 1/2 tspxantham gum
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1 3/4 tspb. soda
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3/4 tspsalt
- REMAINING INGREDIENTS
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1 Tbspground ginger
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2 tspcinnamon
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1/2 tspnutmeg or mace
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1/4 tspgrd cloves
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1 1/2 cmilk (cow, almond, rice, soy or coconut)
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1 1/2 clight brown sugar
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1/4 cbutter
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1/4 csafflower oil
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1/3 cmolasses
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1 tspvanilla
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2 lgeggs, lightly beaten
- SEVEN-MINUTE COFFEE FROSTING **
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1 tspespresso granules or instant coffee (gluten free)
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1 tsphot brewed coffee
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3 lgegg whites (trader joe's carries egg whites in a carton)
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1 1/4 csugar ( i use coconut sugar)
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1/4 tspcrm of tarter
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3 Tbspcold water
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1 tspvanilla
How To Make gluten free spice cake
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1Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9 inch-round nonstick pan. Line the bottom with waxed paper, then spray again. Sift the flour blend and spices into a lg bowl. Combine the milk and sugar in a heavy saucepan and bring just to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and add the butter, oil, molasses, and vanilla. When the butter had melted, add the butter mixture to the dry ingredients and mix thoroughly blended. Add the eggs and mix until blended. Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Invert the cake onto a plate, remove the paper, and cool completely.
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2Directions for frosting Dissolve the coffee in the hot water or hot coffee; set aside. in a double boiler over boiling water, combine the egg whites, sugar, crm of tarter, and cold water. Beat with an electric mixer on high for 7 minutes, or until soft peaks form. Remove the meringue from the heat and stir in the vanilla and reserved coffee liquid with a spatula until desired spreading consistency. Use immediately. **Makes enough for 8" layer cake; 10 servings Great for the spice cake or a chocolate cake. You can vary the flavor: omit the coffee for a vanilla frosting or use lemon or orange extract for a citrus flavor.
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