Gluten free treats

Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe

If your are gluten free doesn't mean you have to miss out on the treats served on the table, we all know its such a pain trying to find gluten free food asking the waiter what every ingredients is but look and ask know more this specially tailored recipe for all but also taste delicious.

Cupcake Ingredients:

• 1 cup (250 mL) granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups (310 mL) brown rice flour mix
• 1/4 tsp (1.5 mL) salt
• 1 1/2 tsp (7.5 mL) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2.5 mL) xanthan gum
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) canola oil
• 1/2 cup (125 mL) milk
• 1 tsp (5 mL) pure vanilla extract

Cupcake Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F/180 C.
2. Position rack in the center of oven.
3. Place cupcake baking liners in a 12-cupcake baking pan.
4. Beat sugar and eggs in large bowl of electric mixer at medium speed for one minute.
5. Add flour, salt, baking powder, xanthan gum, oil, milk and vanilla; beat at medium speed for one minute.
6. Pour batter into prepared pan.
7. Place in center of oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until center springs back when touched and cupcakes are very lightly browned (bake about 35 minutes for nine-inch round, 40 minutes for eight-inch round).
8. Cool on rack for five minutes.
9. Remove cupcakes from pan onto rack and cool completely before icing.
10. Top with your favorite frosting

Party treats - butterfly cupcakes

Children’s birthday parties, these little treasure treats are always a winner amongst the kids not only do they look cute and sweet but they are simple and the little kiddies can help you put them together.

Ingredients

• 115 g self rising flour

• ½ Tsp baking powder

• 8 Tbsp soft margarine

• 115 caster sugar

• 2 eggs lightly beaten

• Finely grated rind of ½ lemon

• 2 Tbsp milk

• Icing sugar for dusting

Lemon filling

• 6 Tbsp butter, soften

• 175g icing sugar

• 1Tbsp lemon juice

Method

1. Put 12 paper cases in a muffin pan, or grease a muffin tray

2. Sift the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add margarine, sugar, eggs, lemon rind and milk and using an electric mixer hand whisk, beat together until smooth.

3. Spoon mixture into tray/cases

4. Bake cupcakes in preheated oven of 190c for 15-20 minutes until well golden.

5. To make filling, put butter in a bowl and beat until fluffy. Sift in the icing sugar

6. cut off tops of cakes then spoon mixture into holes and replace cut cakes on top of the cream in angles to make wings.
7. cover with icing sugar and it ready to serve

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