Cakes and cupcakes – Some, Some and Some

Blueberry Cake with Cream Cheese Icing

GF NF Makes 1 double layer cake This is a light blueberry-filled cake topped and sandwiched with a cream cheese icing that is so delicious I’d happily eat it by the spoonful! This makes quite a big batch of cream cheese icing because I love it in thick layers but feel free to halve theContinueContinue reading “Blueberry Cake with Cream Cheese Icing”

Orange Cake

GF NF Makes 1 sheet cake This is an easy cake with a lovely orange flavour. To save a bit of time, do the first two steps of making the icing in advance. What you need for the cake: 200 grams of salted butter 200 grams of white sugar Zest of 2 oranges 4 eggs,ContinueContinue reading “Orange Cake”

Lemon Cake

GF NF Yield: 1 single-layer cake Developing this recipe has been a most frustrating process. Until recently, I have done most of my baking without xanthan gum, despite its ubiquity in gluten free baking. I prefer to stick to ingredients that feel familiar (read the same ones as those I used before my coeliac diagnosis,ContinueContinue reading “Lemon Cake”

Apple Almond Upside Down Cake

GF DFO This apple upside down cake is actually the recipe experiment that led to the creation of the blueberry almond muffins that I posted a few months ago. In the interim, I have made the muffins countless times, but only rarely made the cake. I haven’t made this too sweet – feel free toContinueContinue reading “Apple Almond Upside Down Cake”

Blueberry Almond Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free Option)

This recipe has been a very long time in coming to the blog – I first developed it over a year ago and have made it many, many times since. The basic recipe (eggs, sugar, fat and flours) is very adaptable but the blueberry version is one to which I keep coming back. The primaryContinueContinue reading “Blueberry Almond Muffins (Gluten Free, Dairy Free Option)”