This one I made using King Arthur’s gluten free all purpose flour. It’s a breeze to make. Get all the details in my gluten free cake pop recipe. Just make the cake only. Since gluten free cake tends to be thinner, I made my cake 3 layers and added frosting in between each layer.

Here is a brief overview of what you will need. Grab your scale and make yourself this delicious cake!

Gluten Free Birthday Cake

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and grease a 9 inch cake pan (springform is best) with a little spectrum shortening.

In a medium bowl whisk together and set aside:

• 287g (about 1  2/3 cups) King Arthur’s all purpose gluten free flour
• 1/2 tsp Xanthan gum
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1/2 tsp Salt

In bowl of stand mixer cream together:

• 1/2 cup Earth Balance Butter Sticks (1 stick softened to room temperature)
• 180g (about 1 cup) of Organic cane sugar

In small Separate bowl mix up one egg replacer and let it sit for one minute to thicken. (this is equal to one egg, however I have not used actual egg so your results may vary). To make one egg replacer mix the following:

• 1 tablespoon of Bob’s Red Mill Egg Replacer
• 2 tablespoons of warm water

Add this to your butter/sugar mix and mix until combined (about 2 minutes) and make sure to scrape down bowl on all sides:

• 1 thickened egg replacer (from above)
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 cup Canned coconut cream
• 1/2 tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar

Add flour and mix all of it together into a somewhat thick batter.

Pour batter into cake pan and spread it out evenly. Bake for 30-31 minutes. Test with toothpick to make sure it is done. Allow cake to cool before adding the frosting.

Butter Cream Frosting

My friends rave about my frosting. It actually surprises me. I am not a huge frosting person so I am not the best critic, but when I see my friend’s reactions it really makes me smile.

Here is all you need. I will say that to frost all three layers I made 2 batches.

Begin by creaming together the following:

• 1/2 cup Earth Balance butter sticks (1 stick softened to room temperature)
• 1/2 cup Spectrum Brand Shortening
• 2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 2-3 tablespoons of the solid part of a can of coconut milk (the can is half solid and half water)

Then add 3 cups of sifted organic powdered sugar to create frosting. This means you will have to sift and then measure. Sorry, I know that’s a bit backwards. I promise you won’t be sorry.

And that’s it! Everything you need to make a truly amazing gluten free birthday cake (or any kind of occasion).

Thanks for all of the amazing comments and well wishes on social media. I have been so blessed by this community. All I will say about my 40s is this, it has been a whole lot of self discovery and healing from a life I thought I was going to have to the acceptance of the life I have now. Not to say that it’s bad, because it’s not. It just has way more worry in it than I expected. More food fear and anxiety and loss of freedom. It has more isolation because others can’t relate, but it IS filled with an appreciation for the little things and the celebration of even the smallest victories.

Until Next Time!