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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Desserts / Cakes / Best Gluten-Free Cakes and Cupcakes

    Best Gluten-Free Cakes and Cupcakes

    April 22, 2018 By Wendy Stoltz 3 Comments

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    wendy stoltz
    Wendy Stoltz
    / Last Modified On January 15, 2023

    Best Gluten-Free Cakes and Cupcakes: From chocolate, to lemon and more, we’ve got you covered with some of the most flavorful, yet simple gluten-free cakes and cupcakes to share with your friends and family.

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    If you're looking for a great resource full of Best Gluten-Free Cakes and Cupcakes, you've found it. Here are some of my very favorite cakes and cupcakes. Each one is fresh, simple, and delightful.

    My most popular cake recipe! This easy gluten-free chocolate cake is super simple, and has the perfect texture. You won’t know it’s gluten-free.

    a slice of chocolate cake on a white plate with a fork and raspberries

    These easy gluten-free chocolate cupcakes are super simple to whip up, use only one bowl, and have the perfect bakery style texture. Gluten-free chocolate cupcakes have never been easier!

    chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting and white pearl sprinkles on top

    Gluten-Free Lemon Cupcakes - You are going to love this simple, from scratch, Gluten-Free Lemon Cupcake. This bakery-style cupcake is tender and has the perfect amount of lemon.

    lemon cupcake in a orange paper wrapper, topped with yellow frosting and a blackberry

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    This is the NEWEST recipe on my blog, and just in time for Easter. Grain-Free Hummingbird Cake that’s tender, perfectly sweet, and naturally gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.

    a slice of hummingbird cake on a white plate with a fork, with a bite taken out

    Gluten Free Carrot Cake – A tender gluten free carrot cake that is simple to make and uses minimal ingredients. Top this homemade gluten free carrot cake with cream cheese frosting or buttercream frosting. Sheet cake and cupcake instructions included.

    an image showing cutting a slice of gluten free carrot cake and removing it from the white cake plate

    This delicious, gluten-free, dairy-free Caramel Macchiato Cake is bursting with caramel and coffee flavors and is topped with a dense, creamy vanilla bean frosting.

    a top down view of a caramel cake topped with white frosting and caramel on a silver cake plate

    These Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes are dairy-free, simple to make, and lend a bakery style texture and a vanilla bean finish. You can bake up a batch of these perfect cupcakes in no-time.

    a vanilla cupcake with white and blue swirled frosting on a white plate with a silver fork

    A layered cake filled with lemon curd and covered in a smooth, creamy lemon buttercream frosting, this Gluten-Free Lemon Cake will be the perfect addition to any holiday celebration.

    a top down view of lemon cake topped with blackberries nex to a plate with a slice of lemon cake

    An easy recipe for gluten free strawberry cupcakes that are simple to make and full of lemon and strawberry flavors.

    a lemon cupcake with strawberry frosting with a strawberry half on top

    You can bite into this dreamy Gluten-Free Orange Cupcake in less than an hour. There are only nine ingredients in this tender, citrus infused cupcake.

    orange cupcakes topped with white frosting and orange zest on a wood cutting board

    Gluten-Free White Champagne Cupcakes are perfect for celebrating weddings, birthdays, and New Year’s! They are tender, have the perfect texture, and are topped with a rich buttercream frosting.

    Gluten Free Champagne Cupcakes topped with white frosting and silver sprinkles on a cake tray next to champagne glasses

    Perfectly dense, fudgy, and quick to make, this Gluten-Free Chocolate Bundt Cake will be a new favorite treat in your household.

    a slice of chocolate bundt cake on a awhite plate with a fork

     

    I’m dreaming of this Gluten-Free Vegan Chocolate Ganache Cake and you will too once you see how easy it is to make. This sophisticated dessert is smooth, rich, and delectable.

    ganache cake topped with rose shapped strawberries on a wood serving platter, next to two forks

    A tender, sweet and spicy Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. This gluten free gingerbread cake recipe is easy to whip up and is perfect with a dusting of powdered sugar, cream cheese frosting, or vanilla buttercream frosting.

    a slice of Gluten Free Gingerbread Cake on a white plate with a fork

    Tender gluten-free pumpkin cake with smooth cream cheese frosting. This gluten free pumpkin cake recipe is simple to make and has the perfect balance of pumpkin and spice.

    a slice of gluten free pumpkin cake on a white plate

    If you make any of these Best Gluten-Free Cakes and Cupcakes please stop back by and let me know which one you made, and what you thought! I always love hearing from people who make my recipes.

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    1. Natalie

      April 22, 2018 at 6:26 am

      What a beautiful collection of recipes! Everything looks so gorgeous and delicious ♥

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    2. Jennifer Alahouzos

      October 07, 2019 at 2:49 pm

      Hi! I made your Pina Olaf’s cupcakes and they were very dense with little taste! I followed the recipe! What am I doing wrong?

      Thank you!

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      • chrystal

        October 07, 2019 at 4:23 pm

        Hi Jennifer,
        What flour blend did you use? How did you measure it?

        Best,
        Chrystal

        Reply

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