Gluten-free lemon drizzle cake
By Jane Hornby
Cooking time
Prep: 30 mins Cook: 40 mins Including cooking potatoSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 8 - 10With a special surprise ingredient, this gluten free cake stays beautifully moist. To everyone’s amazement it's mash potato!
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Without drizzle
- Easily doubled / halved
- Nut-free
- Gluten-free
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 514
- protein
- 9g
- carbs
- 41g
- fat
- 36g
- saturates
- 2g
- fibre
- 2g
- sugar
- 35g
- salt
- 0.88g
Ingredients
- 200g butter, softened
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- 175g ground almonds (to make it nut free see below)
- 250g mashed potatoes
- zest 3 lemons
- 2 tsp gluten-free baking powder (Supercook does one)
For the drizzle
- 4 tbsp granulated sugar
- juice 1 lemon
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Method
- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Butter and line a deep, 20cm round cake tin. Beat the sugar and butter together until light and fluffy, then gradually add the egg, beating after each addition. Fold in the almonds, cold mashed potato, lemon zest and baking powder.
- Tip into the tin, level the top, then bake for 40-45 mins or until golden and a skewer inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean. Turn out onto a wire rack after 10 mins cooling. Mix the granulated sugar and the lemon juice together, then spoon over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides. Let the cake cool completely before slicing.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
OH MY GOODNESS! This has to be the best cake I have EVER had/made.(and that is a lot people!) I cannot believe how moist and tasty it is! t looks as if it should be dense and heavy but isn't. As the others have said, you would never know the 'secret' ingredient! I did over cook mine a little, but actually it worked quite nicely as it added a little crunch to the outside. Thanks so much for sharing this recipe.
I used this basic recipe, but I did not have any lemons, so I instead zested 2 large oranges instead of 3 lemons. I also added dried cranberries, approximately half a cup/60g of them, to the batter. Also, I substituted orange juice for the lemon juice in the drizzle.
I know that this doesn't look a whole lot like the original recipe, but I like to improvise.
I used a potato ricer for the potato, as I really think this would make all the difference. I left the whole thing in the tin for about half an hour after cooking before trying to remove it.
It came out perfect. My friends were very very impressed and were surprised when I told them it was made with mash potato.
My first foray into gluten-free baking and it turned out great! I did sub 100g rice flour and only used75g almond flour for a lighter texture and it worked well and cut down the fat.
I also poked the cake all over with a skewer and then did the glaze just with water and powdered sugar. Made the cake moist but just the right lemon. Served with sweetened cashew cream.
Rave reviews eel from my kids.
This was my first attempt at a gluten free cake. Averted a disaster when I realised I needed to add flour if not using the almonds !!!
Added 225g of SR wheat free flour and it is fabulous.
Would like to get the drizzle as shown in the picture as mine is not showing up.
Will be trying the cake again but using different citrus fruits in the very near future.
Now to try it on the in laws !!
