30 of the Best Homemade Gluten Free Cake Recipes

I’ve been meaning to do a round up of my Homemade Gluten Free Cake Recipes but had been putting it off. Why? Because I didn’t think I had enough to warrant a round up so kept putting it off. But, it turns out that I have more than enough cake recipes.

I’ve categorised them into Gluten Free Fruit Cakes, Gluten Free Traditional Bakes, Gluten Free Chocolate Cakes and Gluten Free Special Occasion Cakes. There’s a handy ‘jump to’ link if you click the headings in this paragraph.

If you’re drooling at these recipes and want to see what else I have up my sleeve here on Glutarama, then check out the recipe collections below. All my recipes are gluten free and I’ve added subheadings of dairy free and vegan too for those who need them.

Gluten Free Fruit Cakes

There are lots of fruity Homemade Gluten Free Cake Recipes on my website, and this is because these are my personal favourite bakes. I’ve always been the one to reach for a slice of fruit loaf to go with my cup of tea. Always avoiding the sickly sweet chocolate cakes and ones with inches of buttercream. If I do have buttercream cakes, I scrape the buttercream off.

The wonderful thing about fruit cake is that I often use fruits I’ve harvested myself, or have been kindly given. Isn’t there something deeply satisfying about making a cake with fruit direct from Mother Nature by-passing the shops.

Gluten Free Carrot Cake

This Carrot Cake Recipe is one of those lusciously easy cakes where you literally just shove everything into a bowl and stir. Utterly satisfying and tastes divine too. Plus it's gluten free and the sponge alone is naturally dairy free too.

This recipe makes two 20cm sponges that you sandwich together. To make one sponge change the servings to 6 slices.

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Gluten Free Blueberry Crumble Muffins

So simple to make, these Blueberry Crumble Muffins have a quick and easy crumble made out of crushed biscuits. These can easily be made dairy free and guidance in the recipe post shows how they can be made egg free (vegan) too.

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Nanny’s Orange and Coconut Cake made gluten free

My darling Nanny used to bake for the family a lot, I remember her cinnamon freezer cookies (also on the website) and this cake was always one of my favourites. Now I've developed it to be gluten free for my Coeliac daughter and dairy and egg free so I can eat it. Can be made using eggs and dairy if fine with these.

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Easy Gluten Free Roast Banana Cake Buns

Quick and simple mini Roast Banana Cake Buns made with whole roasted bananas in a pretty bun tin or if you don’t have one a Madeleine tin will work equally as well. These are gluten free, dairy free and vegan

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Easy Gluten Free Pear and Ginger Crumble Cake

A simple moist bake, great for using over ripe pears. This Pear and Ginger Crumble Cake is made using gluten free ingredients and has no dairy or egg in it so it is vegan too. A prefect autumnal bake to enjoy with a cup of tea with friends or in peace.

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Rhubarb & Ginger Crumble Cake

A deliciously light sponge with a rhubarb layer, topped with a lightly spiced ginger crumble. Gluten free and easily make dairy free and egg free too.

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Gluten Free Apple and Blueberry Tray Bake

A simple and deliciously light Apple and Blueberry tray bake to make for afternoon tea, also a great way to use up apples that may be passing their best. This makes 8 bar size pieces or 9 squares and keeps well for up to three days.

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One Bowl Apple Cake

The recipe for this One Bowl Apple Cake was given to me by a French chef and after a couple of tweaks I now pass it onto you. Ever so simple to make, delicious using seasonal eating apples and made gluten free, dairy free, egg free and vegan.

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Persimmon Fruit Cake (Sharon Fruit)

This Persimmon Fruit Cake has a rich texture and delicately perfumed flavour and is a perfect afternoon piece of cake to have with a cup of tea. It's easily adapted to be vegan and is dairy and gluten free too.

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Apple & Cinnamon Cake

Gluten Free and easily made egg and dairy free too. This Apple & Cinnamon Cake is a firm favourite of mine, it comes out delicious every time no matter what apple is in season. Why not try with a Bramley or a Cox, slightly different taste, same scrumptious results.

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Gluten Free Traditional Bakes

By Traditional Gluten Free Cake Recipes, I mean the ones that have travelled throughout history and have a story to tell. In many cases you’ll find I do a bit of research into these bakes and share my findings with you in the post. It’s the historian in me. I can’t help myself and I have to use my Masters in History for something don’t I?

One Bowl Gluten Free Banana Bread

Nothing can be simpler than a gluten free banana bread. Probably why it was such a popular recipe in 2020 during lockdown. This recipe is my 2016 recipe with updated photos and it's deliciously moist and keeps well for 2-3 days

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Gluten Free Malt Loaf

A delicious sticky gluten free malt loaf flavoured with my not so secret malt extract replacement. Delicious spread generously with butter or a free from spread of your choice and enjoyed with a hot cup of tea.

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Gluten Free Bara Brith

This Traditional Bara Brith recipe made gluten free is such an easy bake to make, everything goes in one bowl, stir and bake for an hour – simple! Soak your fruit over night in tea for that added moist texture to this Welsh favourite recipe.

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Gorgeous Gluten Free Coffee and Walnut Cake

Coffee and Walnut Cake, a firm favourite in the traditional bakes list surely. This is a simple to make bake which is gluten free but can also be made dairy free too by simply substituting the butter. Perfect for a family gathering, birthday cake or teatime treat.

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Honey Cake – Gluten & Dairy Free

A simple one bowl recipe for this beautifully moist Honey Cake. Take note: it is a very sloppy mixture…trust me, it'll be fine. This recipe makes two 2lb gluten free Honey Cakes or use a roasting tin and cut into squares

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Traditional Gluten Free Bread Pudding

I family recipe made with love – this gluten free bread pudding has been adapted from my Nanny's recipe to be gluten free and dairy free, I've also made it successfully as a vegan Bread Pudding with flax seed eggs.

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Easy Free From Battenberg Cake

This Battenberg Cake will knock your socks off, a gluten free, dairy free, egg free traditional chequer board cake. It'll be the showstopper for any tea table.

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Gluten Free Angel Cake

Who can resist the delicious and beautiful Angel Cake? This one is gluten free and made with wholegrain free from flour.

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Gluten Free Chocolate Cakes

I’m not a huge chocolate cake fan, so when I decided to add a Chocolate Lovers Gluten Free Cake Recipes section, I thought I’d struggle. Turns out I have plenty of chocolaty recipes. Notice that I’ve been sneaky and squeezed a lot of fruit and veggies into those chocolate cakes though.

Gluten and Dairy Free Chocolate Orange Cake

Superbly moist and the perfect addition to an afternoon tea table, this simple to make gluten free and dairy free Chocolate Orange Cake will have family coming back for more time and time again. It also has no eggs so is vegan too.

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Gluten Free Double Chocolate Brownie Dessert

A super simple recipe to make a Double Chocolate Brownie Dessert out of a shop bought gluten free brownie mix. Simply add a few extra ingredients to make the humble brownie into a delicious gluten free, dairy free and egg free dessert (non vegan options covered too)

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Delicious Gluten Free Pear, Chocolate & Almond Torte

Deliciously simple to make, this Pear, Chocolate & Almond Torte is the perfect recipe to use the one or two windfall pears you get after a storm. Beautifully moist and rich yet low in sugar. Gluten free, dairy free and egg free so almost everyone can enjoy.

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Gluten Free Chocolate and Pear Cake

Deliciously moist and torte-like in texture, this pear and chocolate cake is naturally gluten free due to the fact it contains no flour and with a dash of whisky it's a real treat for the tea table. Great for using up those harvest time fruits or pears that have been in the fruit bowl for a little too long.

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Vegan Tropical Banana Bread

Just one bowl, mashed bananas and away you go! Such a simple recipe, ready from start to finish in under 40mins. This Tropical Banana Loaf is gluten free, vegan and you'll keep coming back to make it again and again.

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Mocha Cake

A delicious moist vegan and gluten free cake that melts in the mouth, perfect with a coffee or tea for a rich tea time treat

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Gluten Free Beetroot Brownie Cake

The perfect way to use up excess beetroot from yours or friends/families allotments, this deeply rich flavoured brownie cake has an earthy tone to it but you'd have to be a detective to work out it's beetroot. This cake not only has one of your five-a-day in it but it's also gluten free with dairy free and vegan options too.

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Gluten Free Special Occasion Cakes

I’m not a ‘Great British Bake Off Showstopper’ type of baker. You won’t find 100 tiered cakes adorned with oodles of sweet decorations and beautiful piping here. If you know this blog already, you’ll know our lives are a bit different and finding time to make showstoppers isn’t possible a lot of the time. For a bit of background, feel free to check out my post A day in the life of Diabetes and Coeliac Disease! or Autism, Diabetes, Coeliac’s and Mental Health: catchy title eh?

That said, I do have some special occasion cake recipes for Christmas, Easter and celebrations.

Celebration Gluten Free Victoria Sponge Gateau

I refer to this sponge in a lot of my recipes, it's the perfect base sponge for trifle, tiramisu, birthday cakes, swiss rolls, gateau. It NEVER fails and is so light and fluffy, no one will suspect it's free from. This recipe makes three 20cm round sponges perfect for a gateau or set the servings to 8 portions to only make a two tier cake.

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Gluten Free Easter Simnel Slices

Delicious and rich, these gluten free Simnel Slices are an individual portion sized version of the traditional Simnel Cake – the perfect centre piece for the Easter table. Also easy to make dairy and egg free following the simple ingredient substitutions and instructions.

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Small Celebration Vegan Simnel Cake

Delicious and fruity, this gluten free, dairy free and vegan Simnel Cake is a smaller version of the traditional Simnel Cake – the perfect centre piece for the Easter table. Also made with less pricy ingredients for those watching the pennies.

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Gluten Free Simnel Cake

Delicious and rich, this gluten free traditional Simnel Cake is the perfect centre piece for the Easter table. Also easy to make dairy free following the simple ingredient substitutions and instructions.

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Mini Christmas Cakes

Free from gluten, dairy, eggs and decorated with a nut free marzipan, these Mini Christmas Cakes cane be enjoyed by everyone this Christmas

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