Gluten Free Plum Cornmeal Cake

Name: Gluten Free Plum Cornmeal Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Gluten Free
Ingredients: 7-8 medium Plums1 cup Gluten Free Flour1/2 cup Gluten Free Yellow Cornmeal2 tsp. Baking Powder1 tsp. Xanthan Gum1/2 tsp. Sea Salt3/4 cup Granulated Sugar2 large Eggs1/2 cup Milk1 tsp. Vanilla Extract1/4 cup Coconut Oil, melted

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This easy recipe for gluten free plum cornmeal cake is a great way to use the fruit in season. This simple corn flour cake is topped with plums. It makes a moist cake to serve as dessert or with coffee for brunch.

a gluten free plum cornmeal cake on a round wooden platter with fresh yellow plums around it

I used the fresh plums from our yellow plum tree in the yard, but you should be able to get delicious plums at the grocery store or the farmer's market. You can also use purple plums if that is what you have. These plums are a medium size, so you may need more or less for the recipe depending on the type of plum you pick.

I prefer cutting the fresh plums in half and placing them on the cake, but you could also slice the plums into slivers and arrange those on the cake. The plums will sink slightly into the cake as it bakes. Leaving the plums in halves keeps the juicy when you slice the cake to serve it.

You can find all of my cake recipes here: Gluten Free Cake Recipes

three slices of gluten free plum cornmeal cake on white plates with fresh yellow plums around them

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Gluten Free Plum Cornmeal Cake

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-inch springform pan with coconut oil or butter and set aside.

In a bowl whisk together the gluten free flour, yellow cornmeal, baking powder, xanthan gum and salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of your stand mixer beat together the granulated sugar and eggs. Add the milk, vanilla and melted coconut oil. Beat until combined.

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat just until they are combined.

Pour the cake batter into the greased 9-inch springform pan. Place the plum halves on top of the cake batter to cover the entire top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Let the cake cool for at least 10 minutes before releasing the outside of the pan.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make my gluten free cakes more moist?

Gluten free baking tends to require more moisture or oil than when you are using regular wheat flour. For this gluten free plum cornmeal cake recipe I added milk and coconut oil to make it moist and delicious.

If you are using a cake recipe that isn't turning out moist I would suggest adding a bit more oil or butter. You can also add mashed banana or applesauce to help your baked goods have more moisture.

Do gluten free cakes take longer to bake?

Yes, gluten free baking in general takes a little bit longer to bake than a cake made with regular wheat flour. However, gluten free baked goods tend to brown faster. So you will want to test the cake with a tooth pick in the center to make sure it's actually done even if it looks browned.

Your cake should be a nice golden brown and a tooth pick inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean. You may need to bake your cake up to 5-8 minutes more. If your cake is already very brown, but not done in the center you will need to lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees and cook longer.

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