Best Walnut Cake Gluten Free Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE WALNUT AND CHOCOLATE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch loaf pan; dust with 1 tablespoon rice flour.
• Mix brown rice flour, 1/2 cup rice flour, tapioca flour, and salt together in a bowl.
• Combine egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add 1/2 cup sugar gradually, continuing to beat until stiff and glossy peaks form. Transfer beaten egg whites carefully into a clean, dry bowl.
• Combine egg yolks, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and lemon zest in the bowl of the stand mixer. Beat for 3 to 4 minutes. Add oil very slowly, continuing to beat until fully incorporated.
• Fold rice flour mixture and beaten egg whites very gently into the egg yolk mixture. Pour 3/4 of the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Fold walnuts, vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and coffee powder into the remaining batter. Pour into the loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Turn off oven and let cake cool inside, about 20 minutes. Transfer cake to a wire rack and let cool completely, about 20 minutes.

WICKLEWOOD'S SPICY GLUTEN FREE WALNUT AND DATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180.
• Grease and lightly flour a 1lb loaf tin.
• Cut a length of greaseproof paper half the width of the loaf tin and twice the length, line the tin lengthways ensuring it overlaps at the ends.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth, slowly add the beaten egg.
• Heat the milk in a saucepan, add the oil, syrup and treacle until melted, and then beat into the butter mixture, along with the 1 ½ oz chopped walnuts.
• Sift in the flour, baking powder and spices and mix well.
• In a pan, heat the dates, water, lemon zest and juice until boiling, reduce heat and simmer until soft.
• Remove from heat and puree with a blender until smooth.
• Place half of the cake mix in the bottom of the loaf tin, ensuring not to remove the lining paper, level with a palette knife.
• Spread the date puree over the cake mix, almost to the edges of the tin.
• Cover with the remaining cake mix.
• Bake for 25 mins, don't remove from tin.
• Mix all the topping ingredients together and sprinkle over the cooked cake, return to the oven and bake for a further 15-20 minutes.
• Leave to cool for 10 mins before using the overlapping greaseproof paper to remove the cake from tin and transferring to a cooling rack.

GLUTEN-FREE FLOURLESS WALNUT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 160°C and line a 22cm springform cake tin with baking paper.
• Using an electric beater, beat the egg yolks and the sugar together. COntinue beating until light and fluffy. This should take about five minutes.
• Meanwhile, grate the zest of the entire lemon. Add the zest to the egg yolk mixture. Set aside.
• Using a food processor or mini-mill grind the walnuts. You are looking for a fine nut meal texture. Set aside.
• In a seperate bowl, beat the egg whites and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
• Fold 1/3 of the egg whites into the egg yolk mixture. Add the ground walnuts to the egg yolk mixture as well. Stir until thoroughly blended.
• Very carefully, fold in the remaining egg whites. Do not overbeat as you are looking to keep a light airy texture.
• Pour the cake mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 50 to 60 minutes. WHen done should be firm to the touch and golden brown.
• Allow the cake to cool comepletely in the tin befoore removing to serve.
• Suggested serving with freshly whipped cream.

WALNUT CAKE (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 390 degrees F (200 C).
• Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and milk.
• Combine flours, baking powder, xanthan and ground walnuts.
• Stir into wet ingredients and mix thoroughly.
• Pour into greased pound cake tin and bake at 390 degrees about 30 minutes.
• Let cool a bit before removing from tin.
• Cool completely on wire rack.