Fluffy Gluten Dairy Free Vanilla Cake
A deliciously soft and fluffy vanilla cake without any gluten or dairy. It is a favourite with many!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds mixed with 60mls (¼ cup) cold water
- 310 g (2 +½ cups) gluten free flour (make sure it contains xanthan gum)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon scraped vanilla beans optional
- 300 g (1 + ½ cups) castor sugar
- 3 medium eggs
- 125 mls (½ cup) flavourless vegetable oil Canola, rice bran etc.
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 250 mls (1 cup) dairy free milk I like using rice milk for this recipe
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar apple cider vinegar is fine too
Vanilla Coconut Cream
- 1 x 400ml can coconut cream chilled in fridge
- 1 tablespoon sugar or to taste
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean paste optional
- A pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175C (345F) and line 2 x 8 inch (20cm) cake tins with baking paper.
- In a medium sized bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla bean paste. Whisk to combine and set aside.
- In another bowl, beat eggs and sugar with an electric mixer together until foamy. Gradually add the oil, vanilla, rice milk, vinegar and chia seed mixture and continue to beat until combined.
- Add the flour mixture and fold until combined and there are no lumps.
- Divide the cake batter among the two cake tins and bake for 30 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean (or with a few loose crumbs). Leave to cool in cake tins for 5 minutes before inverting on a cooling rack.
- Once completely cool, level the cakes with a serrated knife (optional). Place one cake on a cake board and using a off-set spatula, spread ½ cup whipped coconut cream on the cake. Place the other cake on top and apply the rest of the whipped coconut cream. Decorate as desired.
To make whipped coconut cream:
- Open the can of coconut cream upside down and tip the coconut water into a jar. Scoop out the coconut cream into a bowl of an electric mixer and along with the sugar, vanilla extract, vanilla bean paste (if using) and salt. Beat on medium speed until thick or you reach the desired consistency.