I didn’t fall in love with all issues gingerbread till a number of years in the past once I made these INCREDIBLE ginger molasses cookies with a chewy, spicy center and crispy sugar coated edges. After my first chew, I knew that I’d be a gingerbread lover for all times.

To not point out these fabulous little gingersnap cookies from Dealer Joe’s… have you ever had them? Harmful is what they’re.

Talking of my love for gingerbread, right now I’m resharing a simple gluten free gingerbread cake recipe you could’t assist however fall in love with! Not solely is it made in a single bowl, nevertheless it’s additionally gluten free and ideal for Christmas morning brunch or anytime you’re feeling a vacation snack or dessert.

This gingerbread cake recipe is SO MOIST (I do know we hate that phrase) nevertheless it’s really pleasant and virtually a cross between a cake and a bar. My husband, who actually doesn’t even like gingerbread treats, LOVED this cake, and earlier than I knew it had even eaten half of the pan. That’s how you understand it’s REAL GOOD.

Components in gluten free gingerbread cake

This simple gingerbread cake is made with easy components you in all probability have already got in your pantry or fridge. Whoo hoo!

• Coconut oil: you’ll want melted coconut oil to present the cake moisture.
• Sweetener: we’re sweetening this gingerbread cake with pure maple syrup and blackstrap molasses for true gingerbread taste.
• Egg: you’ll want 1 egg on this recipe to assist the cake bake up correctly.
• Milk: slightly milk (I like to make use of unsweetened almond milk) provides further moisture.
• Flour: to maintain the cake gluten free we’re utilizing a mixture of high-quality blanched almond flour and oat flour.
• Spices: the great mixture of floor ginger, cinnamon, allspice, and slightly salt are important to the gingerbread taste as effectively!
• Baking staples: you’ll additionally want baking powder (not baking soda) and vanilla extract. Discover ways to make your individual vanilla extract right here!
• For the frosting: prime this beautiful gingerbread cake with a easy cream cheese frosting comprised of butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla.

Make this gluten free gingerbread cake your individual

What I like about this simple gingerbread cake is you could really make it your individual based mostly in your preferences! Listed below are some choices:

1. Prime with a cream cheese frosting. That is how I usually serve it. Generally I even add the zest of 1 lemon + 1 tablespoon lemon juice to the frosting for a lemon cream cheese frosting. You would additionally do an orange cream cheese frosting with the identical quantities!
2. Add chocolate chips. Skip the frosting and fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips of option to the batter! You would do semi-sweet, darkish chocolate, white chocolate and even dairy free chocolate chips. YUM.
3. Serve with powdered sugar + berries. Prime with a dusting of powdered sugar and berries to maintain it dairy free.

Can I make it dairy free or vegan?

Be at liberty to make use of dairy free butter and dairy free cream cheese to maintain all the cake dairy free. Alternatively, you need to use one of many dairy free toppings above!

I haven’t examined this cake utilizing a flax egg rather than the common egg, however I believe it ought to work effectively!

make your individual oat flour

As an alternative of shopping for oat flour, you’ll be able to simply make your individual gluten free oat flour by merely putting licensed gluten free oats right into a blender and mixing/pulsing till they’re clean and resemble flour. That is in all probability the most cost effective choice, too! Try my tutorial with all of my finest suggestions & methods.

Personally, I LOVE utilizing a mixture of each oat flour and almond flour for a chewy, moist crumb on this cake.

Can I take advantage of all objective flour?

Sadly, I can’t suggest utilizing all objective flour on this recipe as I don’t suppose the cake texture will end up the identical. You’ll want the gluten-free flour mix of almond flour and oat flour!

Suggestions for making the right wholesome gingerbread cake

• Use room temp components. Ensure that your egg is at room temperature and your coconut oil is cooled earlier than you combine the moist components collectively in any other case the chilly eggs will coagulate with the new coconut oil. Merely run your egg beneath heat water for a couple of minutes to carry it to room temp. This goes for the cream cheese and butter within the frosting, too, in an effort to simply beat it collectively! Don’t microwave the butter or cream cheese or it would break the frosting. Merely set out the components earlier than you start baking your cake and by the point it’s completed baking and cooling, they’ll be able to go!
• Pack your almond flour. That’s proper, you’ll wish to pack the almond flour identical to you’d with brown sugar, No have to pack the oat flour.
• Cool the cake. Earlier than including that fluffy cream cheese frosting, make sure that your cake is totally cooled in any other case the frosting will soften on prime.

retailer & freeze gluten free gingerbread cake

• To retailer: I like to recommend storing the cake lined within the fridge for as much as 5 days.
• To freeze: be at liberty to freeze this cake both frosted or unfrosted for as much as 2 months. I like to recommend freezing it unfrosted in particular person layers for finest outcomes. First, wrap every particular person layer in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil, after which place the muffins in a zip-top freezer bag or hermetic container. While you’re able to serve it, merely thaw it within the fridge in a single day after which let the cake come to room temperature earlier than serving.

Extra gingerbread recipes you’ll love

I hope you like this simple gluten free gingerbread cake! Should you make it, please go away a remark beneath and fee the recipe letting me understand how you preferred it. I recognize it! xo.

One Bowl Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 15 minutes minutes

Whole Time 30 minutes minutes

ServesServes 12 slices

Scrumptious, simple gingerbread cake made proper in a single bowl! This gluten free gingerbread snacking cake is made with a mixture of oat and almond flour, heat spices and is sweetened with pure maple syrup and blackstrap molasses.

Components

• Moist components
• ¼ cup coconut oil, melted and funky sufficient to the touch (or sub melted butter)
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• ¼ cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 egg, at room temperature (crucial)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of alternative)
• Dry components
• 1 cup oat flour
• 1 cup packed high-quality blanched almond flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons floor ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• For the frosting:
• ¼ cup butter or vegan butter, at room temperature
• 4 ounces cream cheese or vegan cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 levels F. Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray to forestall sticking.

• In a big bowl, whisk collectively the next components till clean: coconut oil (ensuring it’s melted however cooled sufficient to the touch), pure maple syrup, molasses, egg, vanilla extract and almond milk.

• Subsequent add the dry components to the bowl: oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, floor ginger, cinnamon, allspice and salt. Combine collectively till batter is clean and effectively mixed.

• Pour batter into ready pan and clean prime with a spatula. Bake for 15-20 minutes or till tester comes out clear. Permit cake to fully cool.

• For the frosting: add butter and cream cheese to the bowl of an electrical mixer; beat on excessive till clean and creamy, about 1 minute. Subsequent add powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat on medium velocity till effectively mixed. Should you like a creamier frosting, be at liberty so as to add a tablespoon of milk and blend once more.

• Frost cake with an offset spatula, then sprinkle with slightly cinnamon to make fairly. Reduce into 12 slices and serve.

Recipe Notes

To make dairy free: use dairy free butter and cream cheese within the frosting, or serve with powdered sugar, and berries or fold in dairy free chocolate chips into the batter as a substitute.
See the total put up for suggestions, methods, and methods to customise this cake!
 

Diet

Serving: 1slice with out frostingEnergy: 178calCarbohydrates: 19.1gProtein: 3.6gFats: 10.4gSaturated Fats: 4.4gFiber: 1.9gSugar: 8.3g

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Bold Kitchen | Pictures by: Eat Love Eats

This put up was initially revealed on December nineteenth, 2019, and republished on December seventh, 2023.