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Gluten Free Birthday Cake

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Birthday Cake

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Prep Time
Preparation Time
30m
Cook Time
Cooking Time
35m
Serves
Serves
10-12

Party perfect! This gluten free cake is sure to brighten up a children’s birthday party.

  • Ingredients

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  • 225g Glutafin Gluten Free Select Multipurpose White Mix
    1 ½ tsp gluten free baking powder
    165g butter at room temperature
    165g caster Sugar
    3 medium eggs at room temperature
    5 tsp cold water
    1 ½ tsp pure extract of vanilla

    Buttercream

    500g icing sugar (sieved)
    225g butter at room temperature
    1 tsp natural extract of vanilla
    75g firm set jam
    500g gluten free white fondant icing
    75g each of red, blue and yellow fondant icing

    To decorate

    Coloured thin ribbon and candles

    Additional Equipment

    Electric whisk
    Cake smoothers or palette knives
    Baking parchment

  • Method

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  • 1. Beat sponge cake ingredients together with an electric whisk for a full 2 minutes to give a smooth dropping consistency. Place into a deep 20cm square cake tin (23cm round) which has been greased and base lined with baking parchement.

    2. Cook for 35 – 45 minutes at 170°/150°C Fan/Gas Mark 3 or until the sponge springs back when lightly touched in the centre. Turn out onto cooling tray and leave until cold before cutting horizontally in half.

    3. Prepare the buttercream. Beat icing sugar gradually into the softened butter and vanilla. Spread bottom sponge with half the buttercream and the jam and sandwich together with top sponge. Spread remaining butter cream thinly to cover cake top and sides.

    4. Roll out white fondant icing to a £1 coin thickness on a work surface dusted with icing sugar. Cover cake top and sides and smooth icing out from the corners using cake smoothers or 2 palette knives. Trim away excess icing.

    5. Roll out coloured fondants between sheets of baking parchment and cut into rounds to decorate cake. Fasten ribbon and top with candles.

Gluten Free Birthday Cake
Preparation Time - 30m | Cooking Time - 35m | Serves - 10-12

Ingredients

225g Glutafin Gluten Free Select Multipurpose White Mix
1 ½ tsp gluten free baking powder
165g butter at room temperature
165g caster Sugar
3 medium eggs at room temperature
5 tsp cold water
1 ½ tsp pure extract of vanilla

Buttercream

500g icing sugar (sieved)
225g butter at room temperature
1 tsp natural extract of vanilla
75g firm set jam
500g gluten free white fondant icing
75g each of red, blue and yellow fondant icing

To decorate

Coloured thin ribbon and candles

Additional Equipment

Electric whisk
Cake smoothers or palette knives
Baking parchment

Method

1. Beat sponge cake ingredients together with an electric whisk for a full 2 minutes to give a smooth dropping consistency. Place into a deep 20cm square cake tin (23cm round) which has been greased and base lined with baking parchement.

2. Cook for 35 – 45 minutes at 170°/150°C Fan/Gas Mark 3 or until the sponge springs back when lightly touched in the centre. Turn out onto cooling tray and leave until cold before cutting horizontally in half.

3. Prepare the buttercream. Beat icing sugar gradually into the softened butter and vanilla. Spread bottom sponge with half the buttercream and the jam and sandwich together with top sponge. Spread remaining butter cream thinly to cover cake top and sides.

4. Roll out white fondant icing to a £1 coin thickness on a work surface dusted with icing sugar. Cover cake top and sides and smooth icing out from the corners using cake smoothers or 2 palette knives. Trim away excess icing.

5. Roll out coloured fondants between sheets of baking parchment and cut into rounds to decorate cake. Fasten ribbon and top with candles.

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