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    Easy Gluten Free White Cake

    Mar 26, 2020 · 2 Comments

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    easy gluten free white cake on a cake stand

    This simple recipe for easy gluten free white cake is moist and perfect for special occasions. I love this homemade fluffy cake for my birthday. This recipe makes the best vanilla cake from scratch.

    You can use any filling you would like for this cake, but I used my gluten free lemon curd. It adds the perfect amount of tartness with the light fluffy cake and rich buttercream frosting. This cake is also lovely with strawberry jam, raspberry preserves or buttercream frosting as the filling between layers.

    the overhead view of my easy gluten free white cake

    Do I need to use gluten free cake flour?

    No, you don't need gluten free cake flour for this recipe. I use regular gluten free baking flour in my recipes. If you wanted gluten free cake flour you can substitute two tablespoons of the gluten free flour with arrowroot powder or tapioca flour. But, as I said you don't need to do that with this recipe.

    Do gluten free cakes take longer to bake?

    Yes, in my experience gluten free baking does take a bit longer to bake than regular gluten flour recipes. If I'm converting a recipe to gluten free I usually add 5 minutes and then watch the item closely in the last couple of minutes.

    I test the cake with a toothpick or check the cookies for color and then add minutes if needed. For this recipe I've already set the appropriate baking time for gluten free. With that said, ovens may run a bit warmer or cooler so I like to turn on the oven light and take a look at the five minute mark.

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    slice of easy gluten free white cake with gluten free lemon curd filling

    For the frosting I use my recipe for Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

    For the filling I use my recipe for Gluten Free Lemon Curd.

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    Easy Gluten Free White Cake


    • Author: Elaine VanVleck
    • Total Time: 40 minutes
    • Yield: 2 - 9 inch cakes 1x
    • Diet: Gluten Free
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    This simple recipe for easy gluten free white cake is moist and perfect for special occasions. I love this homemade fluffy cake for my birthday. This recipe makes the best vanilla cake from scratch.


    Ingredients

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    2 cups Gluten Free Flour
    1 tsp. Baking Powder
    ½ tsp. Baking Soda
    ½ tsp. Sea Salt
    ½ cup Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
    1 ½ cups Granulated Sugar
    4 large Egg Whites, at room temperature
    1 tsp. Vanilla Extract
    ⅔ cups Milk
    ⅔ cups Sour Cream


    Instructions

    Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

    Grease two - 9 inch cake pans.

    In a bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

    In the bowl of your stand mixer using the paddle attachment cream together the butter and sugar for about 3 minutes until creamy. Add the eggs whites and vanilla. Beat until you have a smooth batter.

    Add the flour mixture, milk and sour cream and beat until combined. 

    Divide the batter evenly between your pans. 

    Bake at 350 degrees for 22-25 minutes. The cakes will be golden brown and spring back slightly when touched. You can test with a tooth pick to see if it comes out clean.

    Let the cakes cool for 10 minutes in the pans and then flip onto a cooling rack. Let the cakes cool completely before frosting them.

    For the frosting I use my recipe for Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.

    For the filling I use my recipe for Gluten Free Lemon Curd.

    Notes

    I like to bake my cakes the day before I want to assemble my cake with filling and frosting.

    • Prep Time: 15 minutes
    • Cook Time: 25 minutes
    • Category: Cake
    • Method: Baking
    • Cuisine: Gluten Free

    Keywords: gluten free, cake, easy, white cake, birthday, simple, best, moist, perfect, homemade, fluffy, vanilla, from scratch

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    1. Sarah says

      May 12, 2020 at 6:35 pm

      Hi! Can I use rice flour with this recipe? Thanks!!

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      • smallfarmbiglife says

        May 15, 2020 at 1:46 pm

        Hi Sarah! You won't get the same results with just rice flour. For each cup of gluten free flour you could substitute 1/2 cup rice flour, 1/4 cup tapioca flour and 1/4 cup potato starch. You may also want to add 1 tsp. xanthum gum to get more rise in the cake from this mixture. I hope this helps! xo Elaine

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