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The most requested recipe on the site. A deeply chocolatey layer cake nobody guesses is gluten free.
Prep
25 min
Cook
32 min
Serves
12
Total time: 57 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten free 1:1 flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups cane sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- 1 cup hot coffee
- 2 tsp baking soda
Instructions
- 1Whisk all of the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- 2Add the eggs, buttermilk and oil and mix until smooth.
- 3Stream in the hot coffee last. The batter will be very thin.
- 4Divide between two 8 inch pans and bake at 350F for 30-32 minutes.
- 5Cool completely and frost with chocolate buttercream.
Notes
The hot coffee blooms the cocoa. You will not taste coffee in the finished cake.
Gluten Free Chocolate Cake: your questions answered
Is Gluten Free Chocolate Cake gluten free?
Yes. Gluten Free Chocolate Cake is written to be gluten free from the start — check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten free, since brands vary.
How long does Gluten Free Chocolate Cake take to make?
About 57 minutes total: 25 minutes of prep and 32 minutes of cook time.
How many servings does this recipe make?
This recipe makes 12 servings. Scale the ingredient quantities up or down proportionally for a different yield.
What do I need for Gluten Free Chocolate Cake?
8 ingredients: 2 cups gluten free 1:1 flour, 3/4 cup cocoa powder, 2 cups cane sugar, 2 large eggs, 1 cup buttermilk, 1/2 cup avocado oil, and a few more listed in the ingredients section.
Any tips before I start?
The hot coffee blooms the cocoa. You will not taste coffee in the finished cake.
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