Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake

Name: Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: gluten-free plain flour blend (measure-for-measure); natural cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed); bicarbonate of soda; fine sea salt or table salt; neutral oil (sunflower or rapeseed); caster sugar; large eggs; buttermilk, at room temperature; red gel food colouring (carmine-free); vanilla; distilled white vinegar; full-fat cream cheese (block), at room temperature; unsalted butter, softened but cool; icing sugar, sifted; vanilla; fine sea salt or table salt

Inspired by techniques from Serious Eats, NYT Cooking and King Arthur Baking.

Red velvet · Gluten-free · American

Two vividly red, buttermilk-soft layers with a light cocoa flavour, made with a 1:1 gluten-free flour blend and finished with cream cheese frosting.

Prep30 min

Cook30 min

Total1 h

DifficultyMedium

Per serving613 kcal

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ServingsMakes 12

Allergens (EU 14)

GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Free sugars

Sugar (WHO daily guide)

Free sugars: 45.5 g per serving

91 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 182 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g (WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. who.int/publications/i/item/9789241549028

Equipment

two 20 cm round cake tins (5 cm deep), greased and base-lined
2 bowls and a whisk
stand mixer or electric hand whisk
wire racks
palette knife
serrated knife

Nutrition per serving (estimated values)

Per serving	Amount
Energy	613 kcal
Protein	5 g
Carbohydrate	67.7 g
of which sugars	47.4 g
of which free sugars	45.5 g
Fat	36.8 g
of which saturates	11.4 g
Fibre	1 g
Salt	0.85 g

Protein per 100 kcal

0.8 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values

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