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    Cakes

    Cake - the one food that can turn an ordinary occasion into a celebration more quickly than anything else. Whether you're going all-out with a luscious layer cake or just want the comfort of a slice of sweet loaf to go with a hot cup of tea, you'll find something here. (All are either gluten-free or have gluten-free adaptations included.)

    Are you a Banana Bread lover? This recipe beats out all the rest! And have you ever wondered how to make your own Ice Cream Cake - find out the best tips for how to do it here.

    • square thumbnail photo of gingerbread bundt cake, decorated and on a red pedestal cake stand with spruce boughs.
      Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Marzipan Filling
    • Thumbnail photo of Amelia holding the fruit & flower almond cake. Red & white checked apron in background.
      Fruit & Flower Almond Cake and a Forest Fairy Picnic
    • yogurt cake with whipped cream and fresh fruit on top
      Flourless Yogurt Cake - Light Fluffy, Almost Like Cheesecake
    • Square thumbnail photo of square of saskatoon upside-down cake on blue and white plate with scoop of ice cream beside.
      Saskatoon Upside-Down Cake
    • The Saskatoon Drizzle Cake on a glass cake stand, surrounded with sprigs of fresh saskatoon berries.
      The Best Saskatoon Cake - a Saskatoon Drizzle Cake
    • Square photo of whole raspberry rose heart cake.
      Raspberry Rose Heart Cake
    • Cheesecake Cupcakes & a Festive Christmas Brunch
    • Thumbnail photo of a Gluten Free Victoria Sponge Cake on a cake stand, with strawberries on top.
      Gluten Free Victoria Sponge Cake and a Lovely Summer Afternoon Tea Picnic
    • Tamal de Maicena thumbnail photo.
      Tamal de Maicena: A Taste of Costa Rica
    • Square photo of slice of mandarin cream torte with cake behind.
      Mandarinen Sahnetorte (German Mandarin Cream Torte)
    • Thumbnail photo of a square of chocolate red wine cake on a blue-rimmed plate in front of cake on parchment paper in background.
      One-Bowl Red Wine Chocolate Cake with Easy Boiled Icing
    • Lebkuchen Loaf
      German Lebkuchen Loaf
    • icing dusted panforte cake with a wedge cut and pulled forward
      Panforte (Italian Christmas Cake)
    • whole Eierlikörtorte, with egg liqueur layer on top and purple pansies.
      Eierlikörtorte (German Egg Liqueur Torte)
    • decorated yule log with marzipan mushrooms and marzipan pine cones, greenery and candle behind.
      Bûche De Noël (Yule Log) German Style, with Lebkuchen and Marzipan
    • loaf of gumdrop fruitcake with slice in front of it
      A Canadian Christmas: Gumdrop Fruitcake, an Old Prairie Recipe (Gluten-free version, too)
    • a stollen sliced up to serve
      Stollen, the Classic German Christmas Cake (It's 'Quarkstollen', the Quicker Version)
    • slice of Bavarian Apple Cake
      Bavarian Apple Cake (Bayrischer Apfelkuchen)
    • 'Burnt' Basque Cheesecake Thumbnail
      'Burnt' Basque Cheesecake
    • cooking in Paris, Moelleux au Chocolat
      Paris Cooking Class: Moelleux au Chocolat with Praline Cream (an utterly decadent and fudgey flourless chocolate cake)
    • Homemade Sprinkles, Orange, Blue and Yellow Beads
      Cooking with Kids: Homemade Sprinkles and a Birthday Party
    • Bakewell Tart
    • thumbnail of a slice of apricot cake
      Apricot Cake
    • Lemon Almond Flour Cake Thumbnail
      Luscious Lemon Almond Flour Cake
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      You Gotta Try This Banana Bread - It's Our Favourite Recipe
    • Polish honey cake, horizontal photo, golden and inviting
      Polish Honey Cake: A Taste of Poland
    • blue smiley bowl of gluten free flour blend with black background, horizontal
      Updated: My Best Gluten Free Flour Blend
    • a slice of ice cream cake on a plate
      Happy Summer to Me, Happy summer to You! Homemade Ice Cream Cake!
    • a forkful of rhubarb cake with crumble topping, close-up
      Mom's Rhubarb Cake, with a Custardy Center and Crumble Topping
    • German chocolate cake recipe; help yourself to a slab
      German Chocolate Cake Recipe to Turn Any Day into a Celebration
    • Gumdrop Christmas fruitcake
      Have You Done Your Christmas Baking Yet?
    • Feuerwehrkuchen (Fire Brigade Cake)
    • buckwheat and chocolate banana loaf - one bowl banana bread
      Chocolate Banana Loaf | Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free
    • cooking with kids: caramel popcorn cake
      Cooking With Kids: Caramel Popcorn Cake
    • Cooking with Kids: Meredith digging in to the Brownie in a Mug
      Cooking with Kids: 2-Ingredient Brownie in a Mug
    • the kransekage assembled in three parts
      Kransekage, a Danish Wedding Cake
    • Christmas Baking; a fantastic collection of gluten free recipes
      Christmas Baking Recipe Round-Up
    • zucchini chocolate cake on pedestal with calendula flowers, one slice being removed
      Zucchini Chocolate Cake (or Loaf) with a Chocolate Ganache Glaze
    • coconut "cheesecake"
      The Un-Cheesecake, with Coconut Crust and Berry Sauce
    • Strawberry Rhubarb Pavlova Layer Cake
      Strawberry Rhubarb Pavlova Cake and It's Been Five Years (Five Years!)

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    • icing dusted panforte cake with a wedge cut and pulled forward
      Panforte (Italian Christmas Cake)
    • loaf of gumdrop fruitcake with slice in front of it
      A Canadian Christmas: Gumdrop Fruitcake, an Old Prairie Recipe (Gluten-free version, too)
    • a stollen sliced up to serve
      Stollen, the Classic German Christmas Cake (It's 'Quarkstollen', the Quicker Version)
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