I love baking. It has been a favorite past time of mine for years. And when it snows, well then I absolutely must bake. This past week we had a snow storm and I got it in my head that I wanted to try making some gluten free cake pop cream puffs. I recently bought a BabyCakes Cake Pop maker and got an itching to try it out. I also wanted to see if I could come up with a gluten free vanilla cake recipe that was as good as the gluten free chocolate cake recipe I used for Matthew’s Birthday. I think these turned out amazingly well. They would look lovely at a brunch, Bridal Shower or Baby Shower. They have an easy elegance about them that makes them an instant classic. And to really punch up the flavor why not try drizzling them with a little homemade chocolate sauce?
- 1½ cups King Arthur Gluten-Free Multi-Purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
- ¾ cup sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter or Earth Balance Coconut Spread
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free almond extract
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup milk of choice, at room temperature
- In a bowl not used for your electric mixer, mix the flour and xanthan gum
- In the bowl of your electric mixer cream the sugar, butter, salt, baking powder, vanilla and almond extracts until smooth.
- Add the eggs and beat for a minute on high speed until fluffy.
- Scrape the bowl.
- Alternating the milk and flour mixture, beat into the egg mixture, ending with the dry ingredients.
- NOW PREHEAT cake pop maker.
- When cake pop maker is hot, spoon or pipe in approximately 1 tablespoon of the batter into each mold.
- Close the cake pop maker and cook for 5 minutes.
- Remove from cake pop maker and set on cooling rack.
- Repeat until all the batter has been used.
- Once the cake pops have cooled, cut them in half and fill with your favorite vanilla "buttercream" icing.
- I use Earth Balance or shortening to make the buttercream.
- Server with powdered sugar or homemade chocolate sauce.
I served these with my homemade chocolate sauce. They would also be amazing with a homemade coconut caramel sauce.
These look so good Maryann! Beautiful photos too.
That last photo with the chocolate drizzled over makes my mouth water.
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Yum, those look great!
Yummy!
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this looks so good!
Mmmmmmm, I love cream puffs! On my to try soon list!
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Those look so pretty! I’m not sure I’ve ever tried a cream puff.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell recently posted..Red Lobster with my Sweetie
These looks great! You did a great job of photographing them because I can almost taste them!
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Yum and your photos always look so nice.
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Ughh, those with the chocolate look wonderful!
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I love desserts and this looks so yummy!
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These look yummy! MIL makes cream puffs and Sweet T is always asking for them.
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I haven’t had a good cream puff in ages. I absolutely love that these are GF as well.
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I want one! With chocolate!!
Those look delicious but where do you buy xanthan gum?
Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy recently posted..Capture the Moments
on line, health food store, and even some bigger grocery stores are carrying alternative flours and the other ingredients necessary like xanthan gum.
Gorgeous photos – you have gotten soooo good! They compliment your lovely new site as well 🙂 Those look delish with that yummy gooey chocolate drizzling over them!
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Thank you TerriAnn, I have really been trying to get better with the photos. They look so much better than my old photos!
What a great twist on a cake pop. I assume they are denser than a regular cream puff would be?
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Tammy, yes they are actually cake, not pate choux. So they are dense like a cake. But with the chocolate sauce they remind me of profiteroles.
Those look so yummy- and they’re so cute! I really want a cake pop maker.
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This is such a creative idea and looks amazing!
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I will make those for our next picnic! My good friend and her son are GF due to Celiac Disease, and I always try to make sure they have several, non cross-contaminated food choices.
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Totally yummy!
these look so yummy!
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I ADORE cream puffs — these look beautiful!
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These are awesome for the anti-gluten fans.
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These look delicious, especially with the chocolate.
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These look amazing!
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I made them and love them!!
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that is wonderful April! We really enjoyed them and I’m glad you did too.
Yummy!
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What a yummy treat.
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These are “wick’d” cute 🙂
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