These sweet, aromatic, slightly spicy gluten free pumpkin doughnuts are the perfect fall and winter treat. Filled with chocolate chips and sprinkled with sugar, they go perfectly with Netflix, cozy socks, and a hot cup of apple cider. This is also one of the easiest baked goods you will ever make. Winter is here, folks. I can feel it seeping through my jacket as I bike to class in the morning, head bent against the wind. I feel it when I wake up in the morning and really can’t even ...
Cakes
Gluten Free & Paleo Carrot Cake
This paleo carrot cake is soft, moist, and one of the best I've ever had! Spread with cream cheese frosting or creamy paleo date frosting! Folks, I'm on the last one, so it's time to celebrate. The laaaaaaast one. I won't say it's been fun, easy, or exactly something I'd want to repeat. My Mom officially announced that "Linnaea, your time management skills are not what I thought they were." I have to agree with her. My time management skills are not what I thought they were. Every ...
Chocolate Roulade Recipe (Gluten Free and Paleo Friendly)
This gluten free and paleo friendly chocolate roulade recipe is a beautiful dessert. The greatest part, in my opinion, is that it looks impressive but is actually super easy to make. Though a chocolate roulade, or “yule log” is generally a Christmas dessert, it’s something I make year round. I’ll be making it more and more in the future as well, I think....since I can foresee it becoming one of my go-to paleo dessert recipes (I like to have a few of those up my sleeve). It is true that the ...
Paleo Frosting Recipe from my Friend Rebecca
Hopefully one day Rebecca will have a blog of her own from which she can share her delicious paleo recipes (your truffles, please, my friend). But I couldn’t resist sharing her recipe for amazing paleo frosting here! It’s the recipe I talked about so long ago in the chocolate cupcakes post (we had a deal going: I made the cupcakes and she made the paleo frosting. We each brought our offering to events we went to, then joined the two in absolute deliciousness). So here it is, the long awaited ...
Gluten Free Coconut Cake (dairy free and refined sugar free options)
This gluten free coconut cake is everything you know a coconut cake should be: it's light, soft, sweet, full of coconut flavor, and has a nice tender crumb! Sometimes I feel like writing and sometimes I don't. Today I don't. So I probably shouldn't, because I'll end up writing something really weird about aliens or extinct mammoths, and then I'll come back here later and look at it and wonder how I even started thinking about extinct mammoths. So instead, I'm going to ...
Lemon Cake
Yes, yes, I know it’s been a while since the last recipe. But you know that cold that has been sweeping across the entire world? Yep. I’ve had this lemon cake recipe ready for a while, but haven’t gotten around to posting it. Until now, of course. For some reason I’ve developed a fondness for lemons. Maybe it’s just the idea behind a lemon—sweet but sour, tangy and romantic—or maybe it’s that I read a book about lemons. Now you’re weirded out. Who reads books about ...
Paleo Carrot Cake
Lately I’ve been experimenting a little more in the world of paleo. It’s a strange world, full of aliens like coconut flour and chia seeds (still not real sure about the chia seeds but everyone else loves them so that’s terrific for them). I’m not even going to say that half (or a third) of my paleo baking attempts are exactly successful, but I can say that this one is. So, here you have it. Paleo Carrot Cake with some Coconut Spice Frosting. Dig in. Ingredients ¼ ...
Paleo & Nut Free Vanilla Cupcakes
I made these with very low expectations. Shocking, right? I expected it to fail before I even tried. But pretty much everything paleo that I’ve made (except for the few paleo recipes on this blog) has not turned out very well. There just isn’t much to work with. If you asked me what is in these cupcakes, the honest answer would be “nothing.” Because I myself have absolutely no clue how these cupcakes even existed. The only proof I’ve got is one solitary, lonely little ...
Four Layer Cheesecake
Yesterday was my youngest sister’s birthday. Last year, my second-to-youngest sister ordered a two-layer cheesecake for her birthday, which at the time was quite the request. Not to be beaten, this year my youngest sister asked for a four layer cheesecake. I confess that I’m afraid of what will happen next year. This cheesecake was quite an effort because I had to make it in two batches since I only had two pans. So if you wish to attempt it, please have four pans. Believe me, your ...
6 Great Chocolate Recipes for Valentine’s Day
Hey! I've assembled this quick list of chocolate recipes for valentine's day. These six recipes, out of all the chocolate recipes on the blog (there are a lot of them) are probably my favorites: Chocolate Recipes for Valentine's Day 1. Chocolate Caramel Lava Cakes These things are smooth and rich. Best of all is breaking through the surface and discovering that runny chocolate center. 2. Basic Brownies This is pretty much the easiest recipe ever. Only five ingredients to ...
Chocolate Cake with Buttercream Frosting
Yes, I confess. This is a recipe for chocolate cake. It would be rude of you to mention that I already have several chocolate cake recipes on the blog (I think five, but even I have lost count). Will you stop giving me that look? THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH CHOCOLATE CAKE. I’m not going to say that this one is the best chocolate cake recipe on here, because that would probably result in some hurt feelings (I’m talking about the other cakes here. They’re oversensitive ...
Cupcakes with Chocolate Coffee Frosting and Toasted Coconut
This isn’t a cupcake recipe. The cupcakes themselves are my Dark Chocolate Cupcakes, a recipe I use a lot since they are pretty predictable. They weren’t exactly predictable this time because I did a little bit of experimenting. I replaced some of the rice flour with almond flour, my new thing-I-want-to-try-to-see-how-it-works. Almond flour is very moist, so I was hoping that it would make up for the dryness of the rice flour. Well, the almond flour idea seemed to work, but it also ...
Chocolate Lava Fudge Cakes
First off, this is grain free, refined sugar free, fudgy, delicious, and super evil. You can have it three ways: Ultra dark fudge, regular dark fudge, and chocolate lava fudge. I’ve been having this for a snack. After all, it’s grain free and refined sugar free, so what do I have to lose? It isn’t the most unhealthy snack ever. It takes a little longer to make than a typical snack (20 minutes to cook, 5 minutes prep), but I fully believe that it’s worth the wait. But by now, you’re ...
Chocolate Fudge Brownies
Yes, I’m a chocolate person. Get used to it. But think about it. Chocolate gooeyness that tastes like fudge, contrasted with whipped cream. I’m thinking about it. Definitely. You should too. SERVES: About twelve people TIME: 20 minutes prep, 20 minutes cook Ingredients: 2 sticks butter 4 cups chocolate chips 3 eggs ¼ cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup rice flour Pinch salt Grease a 9 by 13 inch buy xanax reddit glass pan. You could also use a ...
Two Layer Cheesecake
(If you prefer to make just a single layer cheesecake, try Grain-Free Cheesecake). I recently made this for my youngest sister’s birthday. She’s never been one to go halfway on her birthday requests, and this year was certainly no exception. I tried to convince her to do an all-vanilla cheesecake, but she insisted on having one layer chocolate and the other vanilla. In the end, she was probably right. It was good that way. This cheesecake recipe is (sort of) paleo friendly...depending ...
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Brownies
I know, I know. This is an unstable dessert. After all, cookie dough (the best thing in the whole wide world) and brownies (the second best thing in the whole wide world) put together? Well, let’s do the math. Best thing in the world + second best thing in the world = the very best thing in the world. Or you can use the general rule: A positive plus a positive equals an even bigger positive. And the best news (besides above math problem): Easy. Anyway, in a nutshell: This recipe ...
No-Bake Chocolate Mousse Pie
So, yeah, new recipe: Chocolate mousse pie. I'd call it a pie, anyway. And the mousse part? Usually mousse is pretty soft and creamy and such, but this firm. Firm enough to cut. So I don't know whether or not that qualifies for mousse. But let's just make things easy. Call it mousse. And here comes the cool part: Completely no bake. And it's extremely yummy. That was two cool parts, actually. I gotta work on my counting skills. Anyway... Serves: 10 Time: 20 minutes prep, 1 ...
Dark Chocolate Cake
I loved this cake. Why? Because it was yummy. Was. Notice the past tense there. Meaning, it's gone now. Where did it go? I haven't a clue. I. Love. Chocolate. Cake. There. The honest truth comes out! If you don't believe it, count how many chocolate cake recipes I have. Then you'll believe it. I can't really say which chocolate cake recipe is best. I would have to have a taste test. And that would be a pain, cause I would have to make all those cakes. And I don't have time for ...
Dark Chocolate Cupcakes
Converted to gluten-free from this recipe. Dark Chocolate Cupcakes Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 25 mins Total time 45 mins These are intensely rich, with a melt-in-your mouth, deep chocolatey consistency. Author: Linnaea Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: Cupcakes Serves: 24 cupcakes Ingredients --Dry Ingredients-- 1 cup rice flour ½ cup cornstarch ½ teaspoon xanthan gum 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt ¾ cup extra dark dutch ...
Ice Cream Cake
I made ice cream cake last night. I hadn't made ice cream cake before, so I looked up a bunch of pictures on the internet to kind of see what it was supposed to look like. Then I made it. I used gluten free oreo cookies in the recipe, but they aren't really necessary. I used them as one layer in the cake, and I also used them to surround the cake. However, you don't really need that layer in the cake, and you also don't need them to surround the cake. Instead, you can coat the cake in ...
Chocolate Caramel Lava Cakes
So, um, is the title ringing any bells with you? Maybe telling you something (hint: There are no hidden philosophical meanings)? How about: “This is probably delicious.” You're probably right. Of course, you might not be able to finish it. It's very rich. When I say rich, do you picture a chocolate fudginess melting in your mouth? Well, you should. Serves: 4 Time: 30 minutes, counting 15-17 minutes cooking time. Ingredients: The Lava 4 tablespoons ...
Chocolate Crepe Cake
Total Time: 1 1/2 hours Serves: 10 This was a project to make. But is it worth it? To the people who ate it, who didn't do all the work, yes, it was certainly worth it. But it was fun to make, even if it took me a while. It took me twice as long because I took so many pictures, but I like taking pictures. Especially since the chocolatey goodness turned out so nice in the pictures. You can almost taste it. But not quite. So you might ...
No Bake Chocolate Tart
When I handed this around, it was met with instant approval from everyone. So why have I taken so long to post it? I could offer you a long explanation as an answer to that question. However, do you really want to hear the details? No. So the honest answer: I don't know. But why I haven't posted it doesn't matter. What matters is that I've posted it. And now you can eat it. Ingredients Crust: Use either the recipe below or one Gluten-Free Pie Crust. For grain-free crust, use ...
Flourless Chocolate Cake
Flourless Chocolate Cake Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 1 hour Total time 1 hour 15 mins This is a very rich, chocolatey, delicious cake with a fudgy consistency. Author: Linnaea Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: Cake Serves: 1 9-inch cake Ingredients 1 ½ cups milk chocolate or dark chocolate chips ¾ cup (1 and ½ sticks) butter ¼ teaspoon salt 6 large eggs 1 cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract Instructions Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a ...
Grain Free Cheesecake
You’ll need softened (room temperature) cream cheese in this recipe. If you don’t have enough time for it to get soft, you can soften it in a Double Boiler. This can be a chocolate cheesecake as well as a regular one, simply add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder. I have a grain-free adaption on the other cheesecake recipe, but I figured I'd go all out and just post a new recipe. This is also sugar free, containing only a little bit of honey. Almond crust: 2 cups sliced almonds ½ cup butter, ...
Rich Chocolate Cake
In case it isn't already obvious, I'm one of those hopeless chocolate lovers. So, of course, I had to come up with yet another chocolate cake recipe. But the more I adjust chocolate cake, the better it seems to get. Other than the chocolate zucchini cake (which just can't be beat), this is definitely the best so far. It's a great cake to make in the winter when there's no fresh garden zucchini. The potato starch can be substituted with cornstarch, but it takes a deal of lightness away from the ...
Gluten-Free Carrot Cake
Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Print Prep time 20 mins Cook time 45 mins Total time 1 hour 5 mins This is moist and delicious, and is perfect with Mom's Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe below). I just put the carrots in our blender to grind them up, which makes nice, fine carrot pieces, but they can also be grated. Author: Linnaea Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: Cake Serves: 1 2 layer 9-inch cake Ingredients 1 ½ cups cornstarch 1 cup gluten-free oat flour ½ cup rice ...
Chocolate Coffee Brownies
This is a softer, richer version of the Basic Brownie. Probably not a good idea for kids anywhere near 9:00 at night, but they are perfect for a sugar/energy snack or an easy and quick thing to make when guests are coming over. NOTE: Do not replace the rice flour with oat flour; I find that the oat flour gives far too grainy a texture. Ingredients: 2 ½ cups sugar 1 cup cocoa ½ cup rice flour 1 cup gluten-free cornstarch 1 cup (2 sticks) butter 4 ...
How to tell if the Cake is Cooked
I’ve had this problem again and again, and I still suffer from it. One thing to remember is that your cake keeps cooking for a minute or two after you take it out of the oven. Also, a cake that is firm to the touch is not what you are looking for. How to tell if your cake is fully cooked: The edges should pull away from the pan just a little bit The surface of the cake should feel soft and springy to the touch but not firm. If the surface breaks when you touch it the cake is obviously ...
Chocolate Coffee Cake / Cupcakes
This is tasty. Anything with coffee and chocolate combined would be. The key is not to over cook it. This recipe can be used for cupcakes or cake. If you want, you can add ½ cup chocolate chips to the batter. Dry Ingredients ¾ cup rice flour, or GF oat flour ¾ cup GF cornstarch ¾ cup cocoa powder 1 cup pure granulated white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon xanthan gum ½ teaspoon salt Wet Ingredients ½ cup lukewarm coffee 3 tablespoons olive ...
Gluten-Free Vanilla Cupcakes
Sweet, yummy, and absolutely delicious. These little treats are quick and can be used for all sorts of occasions. When I first made them, they were an immediate success. Note: You can make chocolate-bottomed vanilla cupcakes by simply separating ½ a cup of dough from the rest of the dough and stirring in 2 tablespoons cocoa. Then place the remainder of your vanilla cupcake mix inside of the cupcake casings and add a teaspoon of chocolate-mix on top of this. The ...
Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Cake or Cupcakes
This is a great way to use up all those overgrown garden zucchinis. Who knew that mashed up green vegetables could taste so good? CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI CAKE Serves: 10 Time: 30 minutes active, 45 minutes cooking. Cream Together (check 'tips' section for directions on 'creaming butter') 1 stick (½ cup) butter, soft but still cold 1 2/3 white granulated sugar Add and beat well: 2 large eggs Add and beat in: 3/4 cup rice flour 1/4 cup almond flour ½ cup ...
Mom’s Cream Cheese Frosting
Mom's Cream Cheese Frosting Print Prep time 10 mins Total time 10 mins This is my mom's frosting recipe, and it tastes perfect on almost every type of cake. Add food coloring or cocoa for variations. The picture at the side is of this frosting on the Gluten-Free Carrot Cake. Author: Linnaea Recipe type: Dessert Cuisine: Frosting Serves: Enough for 1 9 inch cake or 1 dozen cupcakes Ingredients 4 ounces, (½ a stick) cream cheese ¼ cup (½ a stick) butter 1 teaspoon ...
Delicious Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake
We have used this recipe many times for birthdays, holidays, and normal desserts. It is delicious with frosting, or without, and it would also be very good with chocolate chips or nuts. Ingredients: ¼ cup salted butter, melted ¾ cup sugar 2 eggs ½ cup plain yogurt 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 cup cornstarch, potato starch, or half-half potato starch/ rice flour, or cornstarch/rice flour mix, whichever is available. Rice flour will make cake grittier and slightly ...
Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes
These are rich, delicate, and sweet. They are good with or without frosting, and would also be great with nuts. dry ingredients: ½ cup rice flour or sorghum flour ½ cup cornstarch ¼ cup potato starch or cornstarch ¼ cup cocoa powder 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ cup granulated sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon xanthan gum 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips, optional Wet ingredients: 1 large egg 2/3 cup milk 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 teaspoons pure ...
Gluten-Free Cheesecake
You'll need softened (room temperature) cream cheese in this recipe. If you don't have enough time for it to get soft, you can soften it in a double boiler. This can be a chocolate cheesecake as well as a regular one, simply add 1 tablespoon cocoa powder. Note to the Grain-Freers: No. You didn't free any grain. Instead, you are free of grain. This almond crust has rice flour in it. If you do not want to use any grain at all, use pecan or almond flour instead. If you are fine with starches, ...