Gluten-Free Cranberry Tea Cake
My little one is blessed with the best Nana ever. She showers him with love, attention, and lots of kisses – the best of this life – and he loves her so much! So what can you do for the greatest Nana? Make her ‘something not too sweet but delicious to go with my tea, please‘ – and just like that you are in the kitchen creating a new gluten-free recipe. My recipe is based off of this one: Ease Apple Cranberry Cake – although, it turned out nothing quite like it at all. But it was helpful to get an idea of substituting regular flour with GF and quantities of fruit and spices and such things…and well, the rest is just completely a guessing game with the hopes of something not too sweet yet delicious as it’s final result! Perhaps a little tweaking needed here and there, but overall, a success.
Here’s to wonderful Nanas and tasty tea times!
Gluten-Free Cranberry Tea Cake
2 large apples, grated or chopped very finely
3/4 cup of cranberries (halfed or whole, whichever suits you)
1/2 cup of milk (I used almond milk)
1/4 cup of vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1/4 cup of sugar
2 tsp of cinnamon
1 tsp of nutmeg
pinch of all spice
pinch of salt
1 cup sorghum flour
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/3 cup potato starch
1 tablespoon of xanthan gum
1 teaspoon of baking powder
Mix all the dry ingredients together –
Mix all wet ingredients together, with the
sugar – whisk well.
Pour wet ingredients into dry,
add apples and cranberries – mix well.
Pour batter into greased 9 inch cake pan.
Bake for 60 minutes at 350F.
Let cool before digging in.
Enjoy!
Emily Smith is the Editor of The Best of This Life who has been writing in the lifestyle niche and creating delicious recipes for over 10 years. Her work has been featured on BRIT + CO, Today's Parent, Chatelaine, Huffington Post, The Pioneer Woman, and Food Bloggers of Canada. She writes about family, food, entertaining, home decor, wellness, travel and a litany of other topics. She loves sharing her three core values - love life, live well, share the beauty - and encourages her readers to enjoy the best of their lives every day. She lives in Ottawa with her loving husband, two darling children, and dreams of one day owning a puppy.
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Lucky me, I got a piece brought to me from across the city. It tasted so delicious. I can hardly believe that is a buckwheat flour cake. I would seriously be addicted and eating the whole thing if I didn’t only have one piece. Here’s wishing that I will be so lucky as to have a second piece sent my way.
Yummy delicious! Love it with tea! Love with with coffee! Love it for breakfast! Nana is very happy for the treat. 🙂
@Nicole: I’m glad Nana was happy with it 🙂
@Jess: Isn’t it surprisingly delicious? The apple keeps it moist and the cranberry adds just the right tartness, yum! Glad you enjoyed your piece
xox Emily