Gluten free may be a dietary, but these gluten-free cakes are so good that no one will be none the wiser. From gluten-free chocolate cakes that are rich and fudgy to bright and zesty citrus cakes made with almond meal, there’s a gluten-free cake recipe here to suit all cake lovers, on any occasion.
Some gluten-free creations call for polenta, almond meal and some GF-friendly baking powder, while others simply use eggs, butter, chocolate and sugar to created devilishly decadent desserts. Some of these cakes are also dairy-free like We have easy gluten-free cakes and ones that are more laborious like Jaclyn Koludrovic’s showstopping gluten-free, dairy-free pistachio layer cake with light fluffy pistachio cake and coconut cream.
Here are our best gluten-free cakes for all occasions.
Flour and Stone’s gluten-free chocolate Manjari cake
Jaclyn Koludrovic’s gluten-free pistachio, lime and coconut cream cake with melon, apple and mint
Ricotta-polenta gluten-free cake with lemon-rosemary syrup
Flourless chocolate, hazelnut and buttermilk cake
How to make spice cake (it’s also gluten free)
Flour & Stone’s gluten-free blackberry and chocolate meringue roulade
Gluten-free labne and pistachio cheesecake
Gluten-free cacao, hazelnut and raspberry gluten-free cake
Gluten-free chocolate, prune and walnut cake with chocolate and sherry ganache
The Cooks Larder’s flourless apple, almond, raisin and ginger cake
Orange, cardamom and almond gluten-free cake with orange-blossom yoghurt
Gluten-free passionfruit and almond cake with honey-roasted pineapple by Frida’s Field
