Porca Food

No cake is complete without a thick, luscious coating of gluten free frosting. Except for those that actually do better with a thinner glazing of gluten free icing.

Whichever topping you prefer, I’ve got a list of my favorite gluten free frosting recipes for you to try, plus tons of info about how to prepare them, so they turn out better than anything you can buy at the store.

Is cake frosting gluten free?

Considering how often gluten appears in prepackaged foods, you’re right to wonder if canned frosting is gluten free.

And you may be surprised to learn that many store-bought frostings are indeed gluten free.

Those varieties that aren’t gluten free typically contain gluten due to the use of wheat flour or even wheat starch. And some brands may not use any gluten-containing ingredients, but they won’t label their products as gluten free because they may be manufactured … Read more

This easy classic gluten free cheesecake is made simply with cream cheese, sugar, and eggs. With or without a graham cracker crust (I vote in favor of the crust!).

This creamy, classic gluten free cheesecake is anything but plain

This classic gluten free cheesecake is technically a “plain” cheesecake, but the taste and texture make it anything but plain. It’s smooth and silky, and each bite tastes light and creamy.

It’s just rich enough and sweet without being overwhelming. If you’d like to turn up the vanilla flavor, you can use vanilla bean paste (I really like Nielsen-Massey brand) in place of pure vanilla extract. The seeds of a vanilla bean never hurt, if you happen to have some of those on hand.

If you like lemon flavoring in your cheesecake, I recommend adding 1 tablespoon of finely grated lemon zest and replacing half of the vanilla extract with freshly-squeezed … Read more

For most of us, heading to the local grocery store to pick up a gluten free cake is just not a possibility. For starters, you have to find a gf cake, and that’s just not happening for many of us. And should be so lucky as to actually find one, you may have to turn away once you catch sight of the price tag.

If you’re tired of this being your reality, let me help. I’ve been baking and perfecting gluten free cakes for years now, and I’m excited to help you get a cake on the table for your next birthday celebration, dinner party, or Wednesday night supper.

What makes these the best gluten free cakes

I have so many gluten free cake recipes on this site, and I’ll be honest: It’s hard to say which are my absolute favorites because I have so many. I’m not sure if … Read more

This cinnamon swirl gluten free banana bread is naturally dairy free—and it’s incredibly moist and tender. The cinnamon-sugar just seals the deal. It’s going to become your new favorite way to save those dying bananas!

Banana bonanza (too much?)

My one bowl gluten free banana bread recipe is easily one of my favorite recipes in the history of ever. Whenever we talk about it on Facebook, so many of you say (sometimes as a sort of confession, but there’s no shame needed here!) that you make that banana bread once a week—at least!

We eat a lot of bananas in my house. Well, with 3 teenagers, we eat a lot of everything in my house!

But about a year ago, I finally got a little hook that sticks on to the underside of a kitchen cabinet to hold bananas, so they don’t ripen unevenly. It even folds up and out of … Read more

This classic gluten free birthday cake is a funfetti vanilla layer cake filled with chocolate sour cream frosting and topped with chocolate icing. It’s your new go-to birthday cake.

This is my go-to birthday cake combination

My oldest child just turned 17 this week, and she’s as indecisive as she was at 7. She loves any and all cakes, especially chocolate. But she’s also mindful that not everyone loves a deep, rich chocolate cake.

So when we were planning her the sweetest low-key, home-based birthday party, she simply couldn’t decide on what sort of birthday cake she wanted me to make. I went with my go-to combination which I finally decided to share it with you here: a Funfetti-style vanilla cake with sour cream chocolate frosting and a richer chocolate icing.

Why this is the best gluten free birthday cake

The yellow cake is adapted very slightly from my … Read more