Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake
A classic and traditional gluten-free gingerbread cake recipe that is easy to make.
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup organic molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp each cinnamon, ginger and cardamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp gluten free baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups gluten free flour blend
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
Caramel Icing
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2- 21/2 cups icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line a 9×9 baking pan with parchment paper.
- Add the softened butter and sugar to a medium bowl and mix on low speed. Increase speed to medium and beat.
- Add the molasses, applesauce and egg and mix on medium speed. Beat until smooth
- Add the dry ingredients and and mix on low speed.
- Add the buttermilk and beat on low speed. Increase speed to medium and beat until batter is light and fluffy.
- Pour batter into baking pan.
- Bake for 33-35 minutes.
- Remove and cool.
Caramel Icing
- Melt butter and brown sugar on low heat
- Increase heat and bring to a boil and boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add milk and heat until just boiling.
- Remove from heat and cool for a couple minutes.
- Add the icing sugar and use a hand mixer to beat until smooth.
- Spread icing right away on cooled cake
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