Gluten-Free Cakes

Cakes do not have to be off the menu just because you are on a gluten-free diet. The cake recipes we have lined up for you are so delicious you will not even think about them being gluten-free. Treat yourself and your friends to gluten-free delights like: vanilla coconut sponge; cinnamon yoghurt cake; lemon poppyseed cake; zucchini chocolate cake; pear and banana cake; lemon yoghurt cake; and fruit tea cake.

Fluffy Buckwheat Pancakes Recipe / Adam Guthrie

Gluten-free cake recipes that really work are a delight to the taste buds and the tummy. This recipe will let you enjoy pancakes that are fluffy, light and delicious.

Serves: 6

1½ cups soy milk

1 tbsp maple syrup

⅓ cup mashed banana

1 tsp vanilla essence

1½ cups buckwheat flour

3 tsp baking powder

¼ tsp salt

To Serve

Maple syrup Fresh blueberries

In a large mixing bowl whisk together the soy milk, maple syrup, mashed banana and vanilla essence.

Place the flour into a separate bowl and add the baking powder and salt. Add the wet mixture and mix well.

Heat a non-stick pan on a low to medium heat. Pour ½ a cup of pancake mixture into the pan and turn with a spatula once bubbles form on the surface, then flip and cook for another min until golden brown.

Place two to three of the pancakes on a plate and drizzle maple syrup over the top and add fresh blueberries.

Fig & Date Loaf Recipe / Adam Guthrie

You can use the base recipe to create any sort of gluten-free cake. For example, add grated carrot and cinnamon or fresh berries for a fruity version. It’s a great recipe that we often make; both gluten-free, oil-free and with very little added sweetener, it is sure to surprise.

Serves: 6

1 cup fresh Medjool dates, pitted & chopped

½ cup hot water

3 large very ripe bananas, mashed

2 tbsp maple syrup

1 cup soy milk

2 tsp vanilla essence

2½ cups gluten-free self-raising flour

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 cup dried figs, chopped

2 fresh figs, sliced for decoration