Gluten Free Italian Lemon & Rosemary Olive Oil Mini Loaf Cakes

Gluten Free Italian Lemon & Rosemary Olive Oil Mini Loaf Cakes

Makes: 8 mini loaf cakes

Ingredients

• 3 cups + 2  tablespoons AKI AP Flour^GF (substitute any Gluten free brand All purpose flour)
• 1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
• 2 teaspoons baking powder(gluten free)
• ½ teaspoon baking soda(gluten free)
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
• ½ cup Lucini Extra Virgin Oil (Use a good quality Olive Oil)
• ½ cup plain yogurt ( I used a non –dairy coconut yogurt)
• ¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice(about 2 large organic lemons)
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon lemon extract
• 3 Large organic free-range eggs

Glaze:

 1-2 cups powder sugar, 1-2 tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice, ¼ teaspoon lemon extract 

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350°. 

• Spray the mini loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray and dust with Gluten free flour.

• In a mixer combine Gluten free flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and chopped fresh rosemary. 
  

• In a separate bowl, combine sugar, olive oil, yogurt, lemon zest, lemon juice, lemon & vanilla extract and eggs. Whisk together until all ingredients are well combined. 

• Add the wet ingredients slowly to the flour mixture, mix on medium high speed until well blended. 

• Pour the batter evenly into the 8 mini loaf pans. 

• Bake for 45 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of mini cake comes out clean.
• Cool and remove mini cakes from pan on a wire rack.

• Make the glaze in a small bowl by combining powder sugar, lemon juice and lemon extract then whisk together until smooth then drizzle glaze over the mini loaf cakes.

• Optional sprinkle tops of mini cakes with Sugary lemon zest.

 

Product Review 

*Note: This AP Flour contains Milk Powder

                       http://akulinary.squarespace.com/purchase-aki-flours/aki-ap-flour-gf

Akulinary Innovations AP Flour worked really well with this recipe. 

I  just noticed on their website that they now have a dairy free AP Flour mix !!!!

The Gluten Free Italian Lemon & Rosemary Olive Oil Mini Loaf Cakes came out perfect !

This cake is not too moist nor too dry ...perfect for dunking in coffee !!! 

A perfect combination of Lemon and Rosemary with the olive oil makes this cake delicious!  

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