When the calendar flips to November, my favorite flavor comes into season, the tart cranberry. I wait all year to be able to dive into everything cranberry, and this Cranberry Almond and Orange Loaf Cake showcases the cranberry’s flavor in the most delicious of ways. Loaf cakes are one of the simplest and easy cakes to create, next to the sheet cake. There’s no stacking, all the flavors are in the cake itself, and the way you slice them is pretty straightforward. Simply combine all the ingredients, bake for roughly an hour, cool and eat. If you’re feeling fancy, you can decorate the top, but it isn’t required. Plain, with…
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Gluten Free Apple Cardamom Bundt Cake
Is there anything more beautiful than a Bundt cake? The stunning designs, the somewhat crunchy exterior yielding to a beautifully tender interior, there’s a whole lot to love. This Gluten Free Cardamom Apple Bundt Cake is all of those things; packed with fresh apples and fragrant cardamom this is a Bundt cake that’s sure to please. Where to get Bundt pans Nordicware is the premiere crafter of bundt pans. You can find many on amazon. Another great spot to pick some up, and even limited edition versions is Williams Sonoma. Troubleshooting Bundts For as beautiful as bundts are, they can be a bit finnicky. Ornate pans with cracks and crevices…
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Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
If I had to choose my favorite breakfast sweet, it would be coffee cake. Allegedly, even though it contains zero coffee, it is named this because it is the perfect compliment to a cup of coffee. While I can’t attest to that because I don’t drink coffee, I can tell you that this Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is one of the best I have ever had. This recipe was inspired by King Arthur Flour‘s recipe for Cinnamon Streusel Coffeecake, but I couldn’t help but tamper with it. What Makes A Coffee Cake, A Coffee Cake Then? All coffee cakes start with a poundcake base. A high amount of…
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Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream
Vanilla Swiss Meringue Buttercream, sounds fancy doesn’t it? You don’t need to speak Swiss (fun fact: people from Switzerland don’t speak Swiss) to make it. And even though it sounds fancy, doesn’t mean that it’s that hard. It’s my favorite kind of frosting, and just about the only kind I use on cakes that I make for friends and family. So what exactly is Swiss Meringue Buttercream (SMB)? And what makes it so special? SMB starts by making a cooked meringue. You heat egg whites and sugar to 165 degrees, and then whip it into meringue, with stiff peaks. To that meringue, you add room temperature butter and flavoring to…
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Chocolate Cherry Crumb Cake
Confession. As a kid, I never understood people that pair fruit with chocolate. Chocolate oranges around the holidays…yuck. Cordial cherries…nasty. However, after watching a great deal of Great British Bake Off, where everyone seems to be obsessed with putting fruit of all kinds into absolutely everything, I decided to give it a shot. Enter this Gluten Free Chocolate Cherry Crumb Cake. What my young taste buds didn’t understand was what happens to chocolate when it is paired with an acid; also known as the cherries, in this case. The cherries, while still maintaining their delicious sweet/tart flavor, make the chocolate that much more chocolaty. A little culinary science! The cherries…
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Gluten Free S’mores Cake
Is there anything that screams summer more than a toasty, gooey s’more while sitting next to a campfire? It’s the perfect end to a summer day, and kick off to a summer night. But who says you can’t have s’mores to celebrate all year long? This Gluten Free S’mores Cake brings all those nostalgic summer flavors to the table in a whole new capacity. I mean, just look at those layers! Fun Fact: The S’more as we know them today were invented by The Girl Scouts. Back in 1927, the recipe for “some mores” was included in Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts. As both a former girl scout,…
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Cranberry Orange Sage Cake
If you’re looking for something a little something different for your holiday table, give this recipe for gluten free cranberry orange sage upside down cake a try. Delightfully spiced, fruity, and with just a background hint of sage (to make your tastebuds say “hummm, what is that?!) It’s light top off to a heavy holiday meal. Don’t get me wrong, pie is great, but it’s good to have options! One of my favorite things about November and December in Michigan is cranberry season. Heck, I love all the flavors of the holiday season. Cranberry, orange, sage, and all the warm spices that come along with them. But it can be…
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Gluten Free Cherry Limeaide Bundt Cake
Cherry Limeaide. The first time I ever had a cherry limeaide slush was on my honeymoon in Daytona Beach, Florida. I had seen commercials for Sonic but we didn’t have any in Michigan. And Sonic’s Cherry Limeaide was iconic. It was sweet, sour, and cold. Everything you could possibly want on a 90 degree day in December in Florida. Since my initial encounter with Cherry Limeaide, Sonic’s have been popping up in Michigan, one right around the corner from my house. Yaaaaassss! And my love affair with Cherry Limeaide has continued right into this Gluten Free Cherry Limeaide Bundt Cake. About a month ago, I was crusing the aisles of…
