Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cake

Serves: 6

Amos O'Hara

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

47

Spice

39

Sweetness

57

Sourness

36

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.2

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tsp

Cornstarch

1.5 cups

Applesauce

3 cups

White Sugar

1 tbsp

White Vinegar

1 cup

Buttermilk

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C)

2

Grease and flour a 10-inch springform pan, using gluten-free flour

3

In a bowl, sift together the gluten-free baking flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder, and baking powder

4

If mixture seems clumpy, sift again

5

Place the butter, avocado, applesauce, sugar, vinegar, buttermilk, and vanilla extract into the work bowl of a food processor, and pulse several times; process until well blended

6

Mix in the egg yolks, and process again

7

Scrape the mixture into a large bowl

8

In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites with cream of tartar using an electric mixer until the whites form stiff peaks

9

Gently fold the egg whites into the avocado mixture, then fold in the flour mixture, being careful to retain as much fluffiness in the batter as you can

10

Gently mix in red food coloring

11

Pour the batter into the prepared springform pan

12

Bake in the preheated oven until the center is set and a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean, about 1 1/2 hours

13

Allow to cool

14

Since the cake is gluten-free, it may sink a little while cooling

15

When cool, remove from springform pan for decorating