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1st November 2016 ·

Simple Gluten Free Dairy Free Cupcakes

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These simple gluten free dairy free cupcakes were made by my children (aged 7 and 9).

The recipe can be used to make any gluten free dairy free cake. The result is moist, spongy and light.

Decorate the cupcakes any way you choose. The kids made these for Halloween so they are iced accordingly.

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A tray of gluten free dairy free cupcakes

The story behind the recipe

At 10am yesterday a lorry pulled up outside our house to finally deliver my flour.  A precarious pallet stacked to over my height lurked at the back.  Finally, after weeks of worry it had arrived and as an added bonus, it wasn’t raining (one of my number one fears).

The kind driver helped unload the pallet into the house so now as I write there are towers of boxes everywhere I look.

gluten free dairy free cupcake cut open

Anyway, the kids had an inset day so the first thing they wanted to do was to create some spooky cakes for Halloween!

‘Roo’ decided on vanilla and cherry cupcakes and Pickle decided on mint chocolate ones.  I stood back and told them how much of each ingredient to add and they did the rest.

The result were lovely squidgy and light gluten free dairy free cakes that literally anyone could make. I therefore thought I would share the basic recipe with you for you to flavour any way you like.

You can also choose to ice them any way you like. Here are some ideas for you…

Dairy Free Frosting ideas

Glace icing

The children made a simple glace icing for the gluten free dairy free cupcakes pictured. It’s the simplest frosting you’ll come across. You can find a recipe on the Good Housekeeping website. They coloured it with food colour gels and used the different colours to decorate the cupcakes.

Dairy free buttercream frosting

This recipe uses margarine to create a frosting that is identical to that made with butter.

Vegan chocolate frosting

This recipe for vegan chocolate frosting is made without margarine and instead uses cashew nuts as its base.

gluten free dairy free cupcakes

How do you make gluten free dairy free cupcakes?

It’s really very simple. I use this Sage stand mixer so after creaming the margarine (or butter if not dairy free) and sugar together, all the other ingredients can be added and mixed to form a batter.

If you don’t have a stand mixer you can use a hand held electric whisk. Or failing that, you can use a wooden spoon and your muscles but you won’t get such light cakes.

If you want to make your gluten free cupcakes extra moist then make a sugar syrup to pour over the top. You’ll find out how to do that in my recipe for gluten free chocolate cupcakes.

gluten free dairy free halloween cupcakes

What flour do you use?

I choose to use my wholegrain gluten free flour blend in cakes these days. It has no rice flour in it and subsequently, no arsenic. It also means that the final bake is not gritty like cakes made with blends that contain rice flour.

I created the flour blend when I couldn’t find anything nutritious on the market to bake with. I also couldn’t find one single flour blend that I could use in all my baking from gluten free bread to biscuits, pasta, pastry and cakes.

With my science degree I spent two years testing different gluten free flours until I came up with a blend that could be used for everything whilst having a high wholegrain content. You can find out more about my rice free wholegrain gluten free flour blend here.

You can also buy it from my gluten free flour shop.

And if you’re not even sure what a gluten free flour blend is then you must read this: What On Earth is a Gluten Free Flour Blend?

In it you’ll find out why the gluten free flour you use is the single most important thing to bake successfully. I promise that once you’ve read it you’ll have far less baking disasters and you’ll waste far less ingredients.

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Gluten Free Dairy Free Cupcakes

Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Nut-free, Soya-free
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Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Servings 12
Author Vicki Montague - the Free From Fairy

Ingredients
 
 

  • 175 g dairy free margarine - or butter if not dairy free
  • 150 g granulated sugar
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 175 g Free From Fairy plain gluten free flour - (145g plus 30g cocoa if making chocolate cupcakes)
  • 1¾ tsp baking powder - I use Dr Oetker
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Place the margarine and sugar in a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer and beat together until light and fluffy.
  • Add all the other ingredients and gently combine before beating together for a further minute
  • Add chopped glace cherries, raisins, chocolate chips or anything else that takes your fancy
  • Divide the mixture between 12 muffin cases sitting in a muffin tray
  • Bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees, 160 degree fan, gas mark 4 for 15 - 20 minutes until springy to the touch
  • Cool before decorating

Notes

Nutrition data doesn't include fillings or icings

Nutrition (Approx)

Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 113mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 625IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 0.6mg
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  1. Linda stares says

    14th November 2020 at 12:09 am

    I have just found this yummy recipe. Although I no longer have a mixer ( I will have to buy another one) I cannot wait to try it. I have been looking for a cupcake recipe every where and rememberEd you may have one. I am going to use yr mix of flour too. I cannot wait to try them .

    • Vicki Montague says

      18th November 2020 at 11:22 am

      Hi Linda, I can’t wait to see the results! You don’t need a mixer…it just makes it easier on the arms ;)!

  2. Maggie Thompson says

    20th October 2019 at 2:51 am

    As I live in New Zealand unable to purchase your GF flour. Would I still get similar results by using a quality free from gluten flour and add xanthan gum for the fluffiness. I enjoy receiving your newsletter.

    • Vicki Montague says

      22nd October 2019 at 8:51 pm

      Hi Maggie, yes it should be ok although I don’t know what you’re flour is like there. When we visited I brought my own!

  3. Rachel says

    28th January 2018 at 1:39 pm

    5 stars
    I just made the chocolate version of these cupcakes. As an experiment, I tried reducing the sugar by about third and added a few squares of chopped up free from chocolate. They are absolutely delicious!! I have one very happy daughter!! Thanks for all your great recipes x

    • Vicki Montague says

      29th January 2018 at 1:19 pm

      Hi Rachel, so glad you liked it! So simple and so yummy eh? I do actually reduce the sugar too now..this is quite an old recipe. I should amend it really! Glad your daughter is happy. That makes me happy 🙂

  4. Le Coin de Mel says

    16th October 2017 at 11:23 pm

    I just made these little babies (the chocolate version) for my little lady’s egg challenge in hospital tomorrow. She cannot wait to try them and was begging me to let her touch one, just touch it then she’d wash her hands 🙂 Bless her! Now after I packed 6 of the fairy cakes for tomorrow, I scoffed 3 whole ones…. They are good!! xxx

    • Vicki Montague says

      17th October 2017 at 10:20 am

      Oh I sooooo hope she can have them! Fingers very firmly crossed for her x

  5. aliceson says

    23rd March 2017 at 3:05 pm

    5 stars
    I used this recipe, with your flour, to make an 8inch chocolate sponge and it was the best proper gf sponge I have tasted, the texture was spot on. Thank you

    • Vicki Montague says

      24th March 2017 at 12:46 pm

      I’m so pleased you liked the recipe!

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