Vanilla Cake Topped with Strawberries -Gluten Free
Recipe: #12249
March 15, 2014
Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Strawberry, Baby Shower, Birthday, Easter, Fathers Day, Mothers Day, New Years, Picnic Potluck, Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner, Thanksgiving, Valentine's Day, Wedding, Oven Bake, Gluten-Free, Flour, more
"This is always a hit when I make it! No one even knows it’s gluten free. If you have a sweet tooth it will definitely satisfy it. I love this with a cold glass of milk…."
Original is 12 servings
Ingredients
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- STRAWBERRY TOPPING
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- CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (201.2 g)
- Calories 542.4
- Total Fat - 17.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.7 g
- Cholesterol - 70.1 mg
- Sodium - 246.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 93.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.8 g
- Sugars - 64.6 g
- Protein - 6.9 g
- Calcium - 120.6 mg
- Iron - 2.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step 2
Grease and flour the sides of two round 9” cake pans and line bottom with parchment paper.
Step 3
Whisk together coconut milk, melted coconut oil and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract in a medium bowl; set aside.
Step 4
In a large bowl sift together the sorghum flour, tapioca starch, rice flour, coconut flour, 1 1/2 cups sugar, baking powder, xanthan gum, baking soda and salt.
Step 5
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well
Step 6
Spoon the batter into the cake pans then spread the batter evenly.
Step 7
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out completely clean.
Step 8
While the cake is baking pour the thawed strawberries along with the juices, lime juice and 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
Step 9
Mix together the corn starch and water and quickly stir in to the boiling strawberry mixture.
Step 10
Remove from heat and allow cooling.
Step 11
When cake is cooked remove from oven and cool completely on a cooling rack.
Step 12
Combine cream cheese and butter, blend together
Step 13
Add 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and icing sugar, a bit at a time to get the consistency you want.
Step 14
Add coconut if using and beat until smooth.
Step 15
Remove 1 cake round and place on a serving platter.
Step 16
Spread a bit of the cream cheese icing over the top of the cake round.
Step 17
Top with the other cake round.
Step 18
Spread the remainder of the cream cheese icing over the top of the cake.
Step 19
Spoon as much of the strawberry mixture as you like over cake.
Step 20
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Tips
No special items needed.
