Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cake with Cinnamon Buttercream

Every day, Yahoo Food features the most delectable cakes around. They taste good, look beautiful, and are made by some of the most talented bakers around. Enjoy today's Cake of the Day.

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Photo: Amanda Powell

Today’s cake comes from Philadelphia-based food and baking blog A Cookie Named Desire, created by the talented Amanda Powell. It all started when Powell, who now works in marketing by day, moved to London for college; a combination of culture shock and newfound independence forced her to fend for herself in the kitchen. And it was a happy learning experience.

For this gluten-free delight, Powell uses freshly grated ginger, cinnamon, and Bob’s Red Mill’s 1-to-1 Baking Flour to make the gingerbread cake batter. After two 9-inch rounds have been baked, she fills and ices the top with cinnamon buttercream. Gluten-free gingerbread men and houses are baked using the same flour and live happily on top of the cake.

"Honestly [you] cannot tell that the flour was totally gluten-free. And the cookies? Pure chewy, gingerbread bliss,” writes Powell. Check out her recipe for some gingerbread bliss of your own.

Get this recipe: Gluten-Free Gingerbread Cake

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