Gluten Free Spice Cake!


This is the first cake recipe we tweaked, that tasted like REAL cake to us.  A lot of our other family members who don't eat gluten free still love this cake. We think it's very yummy, and we hope you will too!

2 cups Gluten free flour mix*

1 tsp. xanthan gum

1 ¾ tsp. baking soda

¾ tsp. salt

2 tsps. Cinnamon

2 tsps. Pumpkin pie spice

1 ½ cups milk

1 ½ cups brown sugar

¼ cup butter

¼ cup canola oil

1/3 cup maple syrup

1 tsp. vanilla

2 large eggs, beaten

Preheat Oven-325       Bake 40-50 minutes

• Sift together flours, xanthan gum, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. 
• Combine milk and sugar in heavy saucepan and bring just to a boil over medium heat. (The milk may start to separate and look weird, but don't worry about it). 
•  Remove from heat and add butter, canola oil, maple syrup and vanilla. 
• When butter is melted – add to flour mixture – mix until thoroughly blended. 
• Add eggs and mix until blended. 
• Pour into a greased 9” by 13” pan (or two 9 inch round pans), and bake at 325 , for 50 minutes.

*Gluten free flour mix:

2 parts rice flour

2/3 part potato starch

1/3 tapioca flour

Frosting

½ cup butter

3 TBS. maple syrup

2 ¼ cup powdered sugar

Note: You should be able to find all of the kinds of flours, and the xanthan gum at your local grocery store in the baking section, but if not, check your local health food store.  Below are some places we've shopped for items we can't find in our local market. 

• Whole Foods
• Earth Fare 
• Henry's 
• Trader Joe's 
• Jimbo's Naturally
• Kristina's Natural Ranch Market (I think this is only in Fresno, CA)
• Amazon (We love online shopping)