Gluten Free Strawberry and Cream Cakes

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Yes! It really is dairy free and includes cream! These gorgeous cupcakes are gluten free and dairy free, they have a lovely creamy taste to the sponge and topped with either premade buttercream from Sainsburys or by making your own fresh cream version. But using Elmlea Plant cream you can keep this recipe dairy free however it isn't vegan. Don't need dairy free, simply switch to normal double cream!

This recipe is...

  • Preparation Time: 15 Mins
  • Cooking Time: 20 Mins
  • This recipe makes 12 Cupcakes

This recipe contains:

  • Egg

Last updated 8th August 2025

Added 5th June 2021

Recipe by Alison Wheatley

Gluten Free Strawberry and Cream Cakes

Ingredients

Cakes
60g caster sugar
100g Flora plant margarine (or other dairy free margarine)
2 medium eggs
125g gluten free self raising flour
40ml Elmlea Plant double cream
100g strawberries

Topping
1 tub Sainsburys Strawberry and Cream Frosting (which is what we used)
or alternatively
200g strawberries
200ml Elmlea Plant cream
100g icing sugar
Pink food colouring (optional)

Method

  1. In a large bowl cream together the sugar and margarine until well combined and creamy

  2. Crack in an egg and beat into the creamed mix, add half the flour and beat again, repeat with the second egg and remaining flour until you have a thick batter mix.

  3. Chop the strawberries into small chunks and add to the batter mix along with the cream beat in until the cream is combined and the strawberries are well distributed through the mix.

  4. Preheat an oven to gas mark 5/190c, line a cupcake tin with 12 cases and add around a tablespoon of mix to each case (or around 3/4 full)

  5. Place in the oven and bake for 10-15 mins until the tops are golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a cooling rack.

  6. Once cold, if using premade buttercream place in a piping bag (we used Planit Products Silicone Piping Set and pipe onto the top of each cake...alternatively if you are making your own skip this step and follow step 7...

  7. To make your own fresh strawberry and cream topping, whisk the cream until thick and stiff, blend the strawberries and fold into the cream then beat in the icing sugar. Place in a piping bag and pipe onto the cakes.

Nutritional Information (Per Cupcake)

Cals
279
Carbs
37g
Fibre
1g
Fat
14g
Sugar
28g
Protein
2g
Alison Peters
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.

Your Comments

Hi Gia, yes Flora light is a margarine, you an use any margarine as a replacement.
Alison Wheatley20th July 2015
What exactly is flora light? guess should be a margarine, but just to be sure. Thanks. I'll do it as soon as the mistery related to flora light is solvet. Thanks a lot. Best regards from the Hague. Gia
gia16th July 2015
I would like to see you do a book as the recipes are fantastic there are not enough books out for coeliacs .
neet ellway14th April 2015

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