Gluten Free Spice Cake with Dairy Free Cream Cheese Frosting
A delicious, one bowl spice cake that's the perfect way to celebrate Fall!
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 525kcal
Ingredients
For cake
- 390 grams gluten free flour mix about 3 cups
- 250 grams granulated sugar about 1 ¼ cups
- 110 grams brown sugar about ½ cup
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 10 Tablespoons vegetable oil about ½ cup plus 2 Tablespoons
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- 2 cups water
For frosting
- 8 ounces dairy free cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup dairy free butter softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- 468 grams powdered sugar about 4 cups
Instructions
For cake
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the gluten free flour mix, white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, xanthan gum, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice. Mix until combined.
- Add the oil, vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar and water. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds, stop machine and scrape down the batter. Turn mixer on to medium and mix for 3 minutes until fully combined.
- Set batter side to rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Prepare baking pans by spraying 8" round cake pans with cooking spray. Toss a pinch or two of flour mix in each pan and toss to coat each pan.
- Divide batter into pans and bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
For frosting
- In a large bowl, mix cream cheese and butter on medium speed for 30 seconds to combine.
- Add spices and 1 cup of powdered sugar and mix for 30 more seconds. Scrape bowl down.
- Continue adding powdered sugar, one cup at a time and mix thoroughly.
- Chill frosting for 30 minutes. Then frost cake.
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Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients.
- Let batter rest for 30 minutes before baking.
- Cake may be made in a 9" x 13" sheet cake - bake for 35 minutes and test for doneness.
- For best results, chill frosting for 30 minutes before using.
