Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake
Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake is fluffy, tasty and festive! This cake is made in just one bowl and is paired with an optional whipped cream cheese.
Equipment
- 1 8x8 baking pan
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup cane sugar
- ¼ cup blackstrap molasses
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- ½ cup avocado oil
- ¼ cup plain Greek yogurt at room temperature - It doesn't matter what fat percentage you use.
- ⅓ cup milk at room temperature - You can use dairy or non dairy milk.
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose gluten free flour - You must use a gluten free flour blend with xanthan gum added. I HIGHLY recommend Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour!
- 2 teaspoons gluten free baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
Ingredients for optional whipped cream cheese:
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 2 ½ tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper and/or spray it.
- To a large bowl add the sugar, molasses, eggs, oil, yogurt and milk. Whisk well. Next, add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and salt. Use a rubber spatula to combine. No worries if there are lumps in the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 24-28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Once baked, place the pan on the kitchen counter for 5 minutes. Then, transfer it to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- If you're choosing to serve the cake with the whipped cream cheese, make it while the cake is cooling. Place the cream cheese in the microwave for 20 seconds. Next, add the microwaved cream cheese to a food processor with confectioners sugar, milk and vanilla extract. I don't like a lot of sugar in this. I feel like it compliments the cake very well. You can add more sugar if you'd like. Process until there are no more lumps.
- Once the cake has cooled, slice it into 16 squares.
- Serve as is or with a dollop of the whipped cream cheese and enjoy! You can also serve this cake with powdered sugar on top.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake
Amount Per Serving
Calories 167
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.002g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 156mg7%
Potassium 96mg3%
Carbohydrates 23g8%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 41IU1%
Vitamin C 0.01mg0%
Calcium 65mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This nutrition information is an estimate and should not be taken as fact. The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
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