Saturday, December 22, 2012

Gluten-Free Cranberry-Orange Cakes

I could win Cupcake Wars with this recipe!  Your friends will never know these are gluten-free.



1 3/4 cup Grandma Farmer's Gluten-Free Flour Blend
1 heaping teaspoon Guar Gum
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup softened Butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup greek yogurt
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg
1 tablespoon orange peel
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups chopped cranberries
2 tablespoons very finely chopped crystallized ginger
Orange glaze (below)
1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped (opt)

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease 12 cup muffin tin.
  3. In a bowl combine flour, guar gum, cinnamon, soad, powder and salt.
  4. In a large bowl beat butter and sugars until fluffy.  Beat in yogurt, sour cream, egg, orange peel, orange juice, vinegar and vanilla.
  5. Stir in flour mixture and beat for 1 minute.
  6. Fold in cranberries and ginger.
  7. Fill muffin cups and bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.  Coool in pan 5 minutes. 
  8. Remove; cool.  Sppon on glaze and sprinkle with nuts.
ORANGE GLAZE

1 cup gluten-free powdered sugar
1 tablespoon orange juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons melted butter and 1/2 tsp shredded orange peel.

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