Today we’ve got a gorgeous gluten-free lemon drizzle cake that stays wonderfully moist. It has a not-so-secret ingredient keeping it from drying out – mash potato! (Trust us, it works)
This recipe will serve up 8-10 slices of gluten-free goodness. Be warned – it is very calorie-dense! At roughly 514 calories a slice, we don’t recommend making this a daily dessert. If you have allergies, you can always substitute the ground almonds for polenta or wheat-free flour. So no one has to miss out!
Ingredients for Gluten-Free Lemon Drizzle Cake
For the cake
- 250g mashed potato
- 200g butter softened
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 175g ground almond (switch for polenta or wheat-free flour to make this recipe nut-free)
- 4 eggs
- Zest 3 lemons
- 2 tsp gluten-free baking powder
For the drizzle
- 4 tbsp granulated sugar
- Juice 1 lemon
Method
- Heat your oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Then butter and line a deep, 20cm round cake tin.
- Beat the sugar and butter together until it’s light and fluffy.
- Then, gradually add the eggs, beating as you add each in.
- Fold in the almonds (or your chosen substitute), cold mashed potato, lemon zest and baking powder.
- Tip your mixture into the tin, level the top, then bake for 40-45 mins or until it’s golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
- Turn out the cake onto a wire rack after 10 mins cooling.
- Mix the granulated sugar and the lemon juice together, then spoon over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides.
- Finally, let the cake cool completely before slicing.
Pro tip: If you use a potato ricer to mash the potatoes; this will give it a very light and fine texture.
This week we’re off to Waitrose to raid the aisles for gluten-free sweet treats. Giving up the gluten doesn’t need to be scary, and definitely does not mean you have to give up great tasting cakes. Be warned, none of these are light on the calories.Daim isn’t just a treat you pick up at the Swedish furniture store, you can grab a frozen Daim dessert from Waitrose which is full of almond-y goodness, golden cream and crunchy almond caramel, all deliciously covered in smooth milk chocolate. Our mouths are salivating at the thought of it. The great thing about Waitrose is they offer £10 off your first delivery too… the equivalent of 4 delicious Daim cakes.
Waitrose’s own range of gluten-free cakes is just as nice, so why not keep it simple with a classic free-from Bakewell tart. It has been pointed out that they do contain wheat, but there are some ingredients which are made from a cereal containing gluten where the grain is processed in such a way that the gluten is removed. These ingredients are safe for people who are intolerant to gluten/suffer from coeliacs disease.
If you’re still wanting to bake, without the fuss of sourcing all your own ingredients, then check out this delicious Helen’s Scone Mix available from Waitrose. Gluten and yeast free, and ready to bake in 2 minutes! Simply add egg, milk & oil, but alternatives are available if you can’t eat these items.
Helen herself says “There is nothing like soft, delicious, warm scones with cream and jam and a pot of steaming hot tea. Now you can have scones without wheat and gluten and make more of life’s special moments. Sounds like heaven to us!”
