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Sugar Mama's Gluten-Free Vanilla Cake

Let me just say, I'm a vanilla girl. Don't get me wrong, chocolate is great! But when I had to give up gluten & dairy I really just missed good old vanilla cupcakes. I tried a lot of recipes but they were too dry or too grainy or too plain or too... well, gross. So I got to work! It took me awhile to perfect but I'm SO proud of this recipe and I really think you'll love it. So far I've gotten great feedback from my "taste testers" (most of whom aren't gluten free OR vegan). Enjoy!

¾ cup sorghum flour (or organic brown rice flour) 
¾ cup tapioca flour 
½ cup organic coconut flour 
1 cup organic cane sugar (I really love Wholesome Sweeteners. It's fair trade!) 
½ teaspoon sea salt 
1 teaspoon baking powder 
1 teaspoon baking soda 
1 teaspoon xanthan gum 
 
½ cup plain coconut milk (or soy, almond, whatever you're into)
1 cup warm water 
3 Tablespoon grapeseed oil (or coconut, organic canola, again it's your call) 
1 Tablespoon GOOD vanilla (no artificial ok? splurge. I'm serious.) 
1 teaspoon lemon juice 
¼ cup unsweetened applesauce 

1)
Preheat your oven to 375F (191C). Measure the non-dairy milk into a liquid measuring cup & add lemon juice (set aside for now).

2)
Whisk together all dry ingredients.

3)
Add all liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix with electric mixer until smooth.

4)
Fill the cupcake wrappers or greased cake pans.

5)
Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes or cake for 30ish minutes. When the cake is ready it will be light brown on top and spring back when you press it lightly. Sugarmama's Gluten-free Vanilla Cake makes 12-14 cupcakes and two 7inch round cakes or one 9 inch cake. 
 
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I made this cake today and followed the recipe exactly (except for white rice flour instead of brown). It cooked beautifully but fell very flat as it cooled. The texture is gummy. Any ideas? I noticed the recipe has no eggs?
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Reviewed by Tabatha May 16, 2013

Flat and gummy?

I made this cake today and followed the recipe exactly (except for white rice flour instead of brown). It cooked beautifully but fell very flat as it cooled. The texture is gummy. Any ideas? I noticed the recipe has no eggs?

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Oh, I can't wait to make this cake. I'm missing the coconut flour. But I'll just have to go out and buy some.
I was wondering if you could convert this into a chocolate cake? I've only recently gone gluten free, and until then had my very favourite vegan chocolate cake that I used as a base for anything - cupcakes, layered cakes, you name it. So I'm still learning about the different flours in gluten free baking, but Im thinking 1/2 cup of cocoa powder shouldn't affect the consistency too much, right?
Reviewed by Alex March 16, 2013

Oh, I can't wait to make this cake. I'm missing the coconut flour. But I'll just have to go out and buy some.
I was wondering if you could convert this into a chocolate cake? I've only recently gone gluten free, and until then had my very favourite vegan chocolate cake that I used as a base for anything - cupcakes, layered cakes, you name it. So I'm still learning about the different flours in gluten free baking, but Im thinking 1/2 cup of cocoa powder shouldn't affect the consistency too much, right?

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Alex, you may need to add a little extra liquid to compensate for the extra cocoa powder but other than that I think it should work just fine! I also have a go-to chocolate cake that I haven't posted yet... if you email me I could get the recipe to you :) bowandarrowart(at)gmail(dot)com.

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I tried this cake last weekend and it was amazing! I can't tolerate a lot of oil so this recipe is perfect in my books because I could eat a nice big piece and not feel sick after. It reminded me of the gluten and dairy filled cake my mom use to make on our birthdays when I was a kid :)
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Reviewed by Erin S March 10, 2013

Amazing Cake!

I tried this cake last weekend and it was amazing! I can't tolerate a lot of oil so this recipe is perfect in my books because I could eat a nice big piece and not feel sick after. It reminded me of the gluten and dairy filled cake my mom use to make on our birthdays when I was a kid :)

Owner's reply

I'm so glad you like it Erin!! I love sharing this one with friends/family who don't have food allergies because they all love it anyway :)

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This looks great! Im thinking of making it for a potluck coming up... However I am wondering if I could use quinoa or millet flour in place of the sorghum? I'm also wondering if you have ever done a chocolate icing? Im trying to decide what to do for an icing... would a fruit sauce go nice with it? I can't choose! haha
Reviewed by Jenni February 23, 2013

This looks great! Im thinking of making it for a potluck coming up... However I am wondering if I could use quinoa or millet flour in place of the sorghum? I'm also wondering if you have ever done a chocolate icing? Im trying to decide what to do for an icing... would a fruit sauce go nice with it? I can't choose! haha

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I was wondering if there is anything I can use to replace the coconut flour? It is quite expensive and I rarely, if ever, use recipes that already call for it. Thank you! :)
Reviewed by Jessica February 15, 2013

Coconut flour?

I was wondering if there is anything I can use to replace the coconut flour? It is quite expensive and I rarely, if ever, use recipes that already call for it. Thank you! :)

Owner's reply

Unfortunately the coconut flour is pretty key in this particular recipe. You could certainly play around with it but I've found that it has been an important part. Maybe a garbanzo flour would be worth trying? I would love to hear if you find a good replacement :)

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Hello! I'm researching birthday cake recipes and wondered if the coconut flour could be substituted with arrowroot? My kiddos can't do coconut. Thanks! Looks like a fantastic recipe!
Reviewed by ww February 10, 2013

Sub. Coconut Flour?

Hello! I'm researching birthday cake recipes and wondered if the coconut flour could be substituted with arrowroot? My kiddos can't do coconut. Thanks! Looks like a fantastic recipe!

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I wouldn't think arrowroot would be a good sub... coconut flour is much denser and soaks up a lot of liquid. You could try a bean flour? I don't love the flavor but I've tried desserts made with grabanzo flour that turned out yummy. Epecially since it'sa small amount. Honestly, I haven't tried it with this recipe though! I would love to hear if it works for you :)

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Hi
I tried this recipe with a commercial gluten free flour mix and I'm afraid it was a dismal failure! The taste was nice but the texture was very dense - no sign of a crumb at all. Do you think there is something in the combination of flours that you use that causes a better texture?
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Reviewed by Sas February 10, 2013

Oh dear!

Hi
I tried this recipe with a commercial gluten free flour mix and I'm afraid it was a dismal failure! The taste was nice but the texture was very dense - no sign of a crumb at all. Do you think there is something in the combination of flours that you use that causes a better texture?

Owner's reply

Oh no! I'm sorry :( Yes, it's the coconut flour that makes all the difference! The recipe has extra liquid to compensate for the coconut flour, which is probably why it ended up so dense.

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Hi!
This cake looks delicious. I am considering trying it out for Thanksgiving but was wondering if there was any way to avoid the cane sugar?? Any other 'sweet' substitute that you can think of? Agave syrup or even maple syrup? Thank you!!
Reviewed by Bridget November 19, 2012

Hi!
This cake looks delicious. I am considering trying it out for Thanksgiving but was wondering if there was any way to avoid the cane sugar?? Any other 'sweet' substitute that you can think of? Agave syrup or even maple syrup? Thank you!!

Owner's reply

I'm sorry I'm a little late with my response :( I've used agave successfully & I'll bet maple would be delicious! Just use a little less of the sweetener (about 1/2-3/4 cup) and also decrease your water (to about 3/4 cup). Maybe you already tried that :) Hope it's delicious!

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what frosting did you use?
Reviewed by Stacey October 31, 2012

what frosting did you use?

Owner's reply

Well, I guess I should post some of my frosting recipes! I will try to do that soon. In the meantime here is a fabulous caramel one that I use a lot: http://www.bowandarrowartblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/banana-caramel-cupcakes-recipe.html

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This looks amazing! I was wondering, though: have you ever tried freezing this recipe? I'm working towards making my own gluten-free vegan wedding cake, but in order to pull it off successfully, I need to be able to freeze the layers and defrost them shortly before the wedding. Fortunately, I still have about 8 months in which to experiment!
Reviewed by Megan October 30, 2012

question

This looks amazing! I was wondering, though: have you ever tried freezing this recipe? I'm working towards making my own gluten-free vegan wedding cake, but in order to pull it off successfully, I need to be able to freeze the layers and defrost them shortly before the wedding. Fortunately, I still have about 8 months in which to experiment!

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Yes! It freezes great :) I've actually made a wedding cake with this recipe! I would love to see how yours turns out!

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the cupcakes tasted pretty good but i think because the lack of oil, they stuck really bad to the wrappers. i guess next time i will have to remember to also spray the wrappers. is there any other solution to making them not stick?
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Reviewed by new vegan baker August 11, 2012

sticks to wrappers

the cupcakes tasted pretty good but i think because the lack of oil, they stuck really bad to the wrappers. i guess next time i will have to remember to also spray the wrappers. is there any other solution to making them not stick?

Owner's reply

I've never had that problem. What kind of liners did you use? I guess it shouldn't matter... You could try adding an extra TB of oil and see if that helps?

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if i replace all the gluten-free flours and starches with cake flour, will it be alright?
Reviewed by winter July 05, 2012

if i replace all the gluten-free flours and starches with cake flour, will it be alright?

Owner's reply

To be honest, I haven't ever tried it but I imagine it wouldn't be far off. I would love to know how it works for you so I can let others know too :)

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2 of my friends and I made these recently as cupcakes. These little beauties rose up so nice and fluffy I honestly could NOT believe my eyes. We did not frost them and ended up sharing with the neighbor's kids because they are achingly sweet. When I make them again I'll cut back the sugar by 1/4. They're still the best cupcake I've had since going GF.
One caution, both my friends just reached for the Apple Cider Vinegar and called to tell me their didn't turn out like mine at all. The moral of this story being if the recipe says Lemon Juice, use it! Well done Sugar Momma.
laurelvb Reviewed by laurelvb March 06, 2012
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Mmm... Sweet

2 of my friends and I made these recently as cupcakes. These little beauties rose up so nice and fluffy I honestly could NOT believe my eyes. We did not frost them and ended up sharing with the neighbor's kids because they are achingly sweet. When I make them again I'll cut back the sugar by 1/4. They're still the best cupcake I've had since going GF.
One caution, both my friends just reached for the Apple Cider Vinegar and called to tell me their didn't turn out like mine at all. The moral of this story being if the recipe says Lemon Juice, use it! Well done Sugar Momma.

Owner's reply

I'm so so glad you enjoyed them! I'll have to play around with less sugar... I'm actually working on an agave sweetened cupcake as well. I'll be sure and share it when it's perfect!

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