Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake Recipe

by Lisa

I LOVE red velvet cake. But I only found out this year because I’d never had red velvet cake before. Until I came across this gluten-free red velvet cake recipe. I have celiac disease, which prevents me from eating anything made with wheat gluten (like flour, for example). Thankfully I have found terrific recipes that work for my lifestyle.

Here is the recipe for Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake, which you can also use to make cupcakes!

Ingredients:

1 and 3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 and 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs (beaten)
2 1/2 cups gluten free flour blend (if not gluten free, just use regular flour)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp xantham gum (if not gluten free, no need to add)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 bottle (oz) red food coloring
1 tbsp cocoa

Preparation:

Preheat oven to 350.

Mix oil & sugar in a mixer , then add eggs one at a time after first beating them. Sift all dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl . Add flour to the mixer in parts, alternating the flour with the buttermilk. She did this about 4 times but you could probably get away with 3 since you need to begin and end with the flour. In a seperate bowl, mix the vanilla, food coloring and cocoa then add to the mixer. After mixing well, pour the mix into two round 8 inch cake pans (lightly spray with oil first). If you are making cupcakes instead, simply use muffin tins. Bake 25-30 minutes (a little less for the cupcakes) or until a toothpick comes out pretty clean.

Wait until cooled to frost. You can make your own cream cheese frosting, but I use Duncan Hines frosting and it’s delicious and super easy. I dare you not to eat too much!