Gluten Free Vanilla Sponge Cake

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Basic vanilla sponge cake, made gluten and dairy free, really easy to make and this can be the base for a multitude of different cakes from fairy cakes to birthday cakes. You can also do this recipe not dairy free by simply using any margarine and milk. If you aren't the most confident of baker, a plain sponge is always the best place to start.

This recipe is...

  • Preparation Time: 15 Mins
  • Cooking Time: 30 Mins
  • This recipe makes 10 slices

This recipe contains:

  • Egg

Last updated 31st January 2021

Added 31st August 2014

Recipe by Alison Wheatley

Gluten Free Vanilla Sponge Cake
Gluten Free Vanilla Sponge Cake

Method

  1. Weigh the eggs and weigh out the same amount of sugar and sunflower spread into a mixing bowl and flour into a separate bowl (e.g. if your eggs are 150g, use 150g sugar, sunflower spread and flour). By using the same weights as the eggs you get a nice soft and light sponge

  2. Cream together the sunflower spread and sugar with a fork until you get a nice smooth cream

  3. In a jug beat together the eggs, vanilla essence and dairy free milk.

  4. Add the xanthan gum to your flour

  5. Add some of the egg mix to the sugar mix and beat in with a wooden spoon, repeat with some of the flour, keep alternating between the two until all the egg and flour mixes are used up.

  6. Grease two sandwich tins with sunflower spread

  7. Add equal amount of the cake mix to both tins and put in the over for 20-30 mins until golden brown and cooked through

  8. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack

  9. Once cold, cream together the icing sugar and sunflower spread until smooth, spread onto one of the sponges and lay the other sponge on top.

You could always add icing on top too like I did!

Nutritional Information (Per per slice)

Cals
297
Carbs
40g
Fibre
1g
Fat
14g
Sugar
18g
Protein
3g
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.

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