Gluten Free Carrot Cake

This recipe is from my sister-in-law, Gloria. One of my brother's coworkers gave the recipe to her. It is one of the best carrot cakes our family has had, and no one can tell the difference. It is so good we made it for our wedding sheet cake!! Enjoy!


1 c sugar 
2 eggs, beaten 
1 c white rice flour 
1 t baking soda 
¼ c each coconut and canned pineapple (drain pineapple well) 
½ c oil 
1 ½ c grated carrots 
½ t salt 
1 t cinnamon

Combine sugar and oil; add eggs; and mix well. 
Add grated carrots; slowly stir in dry ingredients. 
Add coconut, nuts, and pineapple.

Mix well. 

Pour into lightly greased and floured (rice flour) 9”x9” pan.

Bake in 400 degree oven for 20-30 minutes.


Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese (room temp to whip easily)
1 cube butter (room temp)
1tsp vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Cream together cream cheese and butter. Whip in vanilla and powdered sugar. If it is too thin, add more powdered sugar. Too thick? Add some milk.

Via Gloria VanMason, Thanks!

Banana Cake

Every time I make banana cake it brings be back to high school. My then boyfriend, now husband's mom would make banana cake for him to bring to school quite frequently. I remember giving him the puppy dog eyes that said, please may I have just one bite? It is amazing how hard it can be to get a Jacob's boy to share his beloved family recipe baked goods. Banana cake, seven layer bars, "Grandma Leo's brownies" go so fast you barely even knew they were baked in the first place. Although, usually there will be one itsy bitsy corner left in the pan because the rule is whoever eats the last piece has to wash the pan!  Now I can make banana cake gluten free, and we both gobble it up quickly each time. It is amazing how fast one 9x13 pan can go between two people...

Ingredients:

2/3 c. Shortening

2 1/2 c. Gluten free flour (either the suggested mix, or brown rice flour)

1 1/4 tsp.Baking Powder

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Xanthum gum

2 Large eggs

1 2/3 c. Sugar

2/3 c. Butter Milk*

1 1/4 c. Mashed Bananas (about three)

Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Cream sugar and shortening, add eggs. Add dry ingredients alternation with the buttermilk and mashed bananas. Blend until all is mixed and mix another 2-4 minutes. Bake in buttered 9x13 for 35 minutes or until knife comes out clean. Good warm, but best when completely cooled.

*Butter milk: May substitute Buttermilk with 2/3 cup milk and a splash (about 1.5tsp lemon juice)