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Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes

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These Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes are a rich and indulgent take on the classic dessert, perfect for any occasion that calls for a touch of elegance and deliciousness.

Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes. I'm in love with these gorgeous cupcakes! Gluten free and can even be turned into a paleo recipe with just a few simple tweaks. What a great Valentine's Day dessert.

Red velvet is one of those things that you love or hate. For years, thanks to the groom’s cake in Steel Magnolias, I couldn’t even look at red velvet without gagging. Those were the dark years, the years that I was without red velvet in my life.

It was my 14 year old daughter that got me to try a red velvet cupcake, using my own parenting tricks on me… “Mom, how can you say you don’t like something if you have never tried it! Just try one bite and if you don’t like it, you never have to try it again.”  Foiled by my own parenting genius! I was stuck, so I did what any parent would do….stomped my feet, pitched a fit, begged, pleaded and eventually ate the damn cupcake.

Holy cow was that the best cupcake I had ever had! The texture, the taste, the unbelievable decadence. I was in love, forever in love with a cake. Whatever. Don’t judge, you know you’ve done it too. The problem came when I decided to go gluten free to try to heal my gut, my red velvet fantasies faded into oblivion.

Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes. I'm in love with these gorgeous cupcakes! Gluten free and can even be turned into a paleo recipe with just a few simple tweaks. What a great Valentine's Day dessert.

Oh sure, I tried the store bought mixes, they sucked. I baked, they sucked. I baked again, they sucked again. Then one day everything just clicked and I created a beautiful and delicious gluten free red velvet cupcake.

I’m so happy to share it with you to save you from the drama of finding a perfect gluten free red velvet cupcake. Enjoy!

Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcakes. I'm in love with these gorgeous cupcakes! Gluten free and can even be turned into a paleo recipe with just a few simple tweaks. What a great Valentine's Day dessert.

I hope you love them as much as I do!!

 

Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcake

Gluten Free Red Velvet Cupcake

Yield: 12 cupcakes

These Gluten-Free Red Velvet Cupcakes are a rich and indulgent take on the classic dessert, perfect for any occasion that calls for a touch of elegance and deliciousness.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups almond flour or sunflower seed flour
  • 3 Tbsp coconut flour
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • a few drops of red food coloring
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 4 ounces unsalted butter, softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

    Cupcakes

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Combine dry ingredients.
  3. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
  4. Line a muffin tin with cupcake wrappers and fill 3/4 of the way with batter.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes.
  6. Cool completely before frosting.
  7. Cream Cheese Frosting:

  8. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer. With the mixer on low speed, add the powdered sugar a cup at a time until smooth and creamy. Beat in the vanilla extract.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1 cupcake
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 474Total Fat: 29gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 92mgSodium: 383mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 4gSugar: 34gProtein: 9g

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17 Comments

  1. Gosh, it looks delicious! It's a must try for me! Yum! I'm cooking on youtube and I've just uploaded a recipe for homemade falafels, hope you will check it out! Thank you! :-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anFe4nYoX9s Thank you for an awesome recipe!
  2. These cupcakes look wonderful. I love that they are gluten free too! If you had a spare moment, I would be delighted if you'd drop this (and anything else you'd like to share) by at the #PureBlogLove anything goes link party! You can find me here: http://picnicnz.blogspot.co.nz/
  3. These look great and a friend of mine has to eat everything gluten-free. Question is the cream cheese frosting gluten free?
  4. beautiful cupcakes! I can't imagine anyone not being tempted! thank you for bringing this to the Fiesta Friday link up party! :)
  5. YUM! I just started really enjoying red velvet + these sound (and look!) delicious. Thanks for sharing in the #BestoftheBlogosphere Link-Up!
  6. Do you know if a dairy free milk would work in this recipe? I would use a different frosting for myself, but would love to have the cupcakes (frosting options) for everyone I will be with this weekend. Thank you!
    1. Yes, you could use coconut or almond milk with the same results :)
    2. Yes, your could use coconut or almond milk with the same results :)
  7. These look amazing! I didn't know there was such a thing as sunflower seed flour! I'm gluten free and have a nut allergy so it's super hard to find nut free GF recipes. This just might be a game changer! Thanks for linking up to the Creative Gallery!
  8. These look so delicious! Thanks so much for linking up at the Makers Gonna Make link part last week. Just wanted to tell you that I featured them in my party post tonight as well as my newsletter. :) XO
  9. I made these, and they were NOT good. They were tasteless and definitely not nearly chocolatey enough! Don't waste your time or expensive gf ingredients!
    1. I'm really sorry that you didn't like them :( I hate to hear that. I make these all the time and have never had a complaint even from no gluten free friends. I feel terrible that you felt you wasted your ingredients.

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