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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Usually when my family wants gluten-free chocolate cake they want my gluten-free mocha fudge cake, so I rarely make plain chocolate cake. However, I recently had a friend who wanted chocolate cupcakes and I decided it was time for me to create a chocolaty gluten-free chocolate cake recipe that was also dairy-free.

I used hot water instead of coffee to help the cocoa flavor bloom and create a rich chocolate flavor. I was pleased with the chocolaty flavor of the cupcakes.

I used safflower oil instead of using butter or margarine, but you can use another mild oil if you wish. I chose not to use coconut oil because it has a stronger flavor, but you can use it if you don't mind a little coconut flavor mixed into your chocolate cupcakes. If you use butter or coconut oil, melt it before using it in the recipe.

Gluten-free Chocolate Cupcakes with Dairy-free chocolate frosting recipe

Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients:

  • ¾ cup white rice flour
  • ¾ cup tapioca flour
  • ¼ cup potato starch
  • 1 teaspoon guar gum
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ⅔ cup oil
  • 1½ cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
  • 2 eggs

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 – 9 inch pans, a 13 x 9 pan, or line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl combine white rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, guar gum, baking powder, and sugar.
  3. Place cocoa in a small bowl. Pour the hot water over the cocoa.
  4. Add oil, eggs, and vanilla to the cocoa mixture.
  5. Add the liquids to the flour mixture and beat for 2 –3 minutes on high.
  6. Pour batter into 2 greased 9 inch cake pan. Bake at 350 for 30 – 35 minutes (30 – 40 minutes for a 13 – 9 pan and 18 – 22 minutes for cupcakes) or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Place on a cooling rack to cool.
  8. Once cool, frost with Dairy-Free Chocolate Frosting Recipe.

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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cupcakes
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 30
Ingredients
  • ¾ cup white rice flour
  • ¾ cup tapioca flour
  • ¼ cup potato starch
  • 1 teaspoon guar gum
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup + 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • ⅔ cup oil
  • 1½ cups boiling water
  • 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla
  • 2 eggs
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9-inch pans, a 13 x 9 pan, or line cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
  2. In a large bowl combine white rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, guar gum, baking powder, and sugar.
  3. Place cocoa in a small bowl. Pour the hot water over the cocoa.
  4. Add oil, eggs, and vanilla to the cocoa mixture.
  5. Add the liquids to the flour mixture and beat for 2 –3 minutes on high.
  6. Pour batter into 2 greased 9-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 for 30 - 35 minutes (30 - 40 minutes for a 13 - 9 pan and 18 - 22 minutes for cupcakes) or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Place on a cooling rack to cool.
  8. Once cool, frost with Dairy-Free Chocolate Frosting Recipe.

 

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About Alea Milham

Alea Milham is the owner of Premeditated Leftovers and the author of Prep-Ahead Meals from Scatch. She shares her tips for saving money and time while reducing waste in her home. Her favorite hobby, gardening, is a frugal source of organic produce for her recipes. She believes it is possible to live fully and eat well while spending less.

Comments

  2. Liz Latham says

    April 25, 2016 at 12:49 pm

    You can never go wrong with a basic chocolate cupcake! Gluten free for easier digesting to boot! Thanks for linking up with Delicious Dishes Recipe Party!

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  3. Evelyn says

    April 27, 2016 at 6:33 am

    Do you need to let the boiling water and cocoa powder mixture come to room temperature before incorporating the other ingredients? Can you add half applesauce and half oil to add moisture to cupcakes or is it a pretty moist cupcake?

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  4. Tasha says

    May 12, 2017 at 11:34 am

    These are so moist and yummy! The only problem I had was that the cupcake pulled away from the cupcake liner…so it looked weird. Any ideas about why this may have happened before I make them for a birthday? Has this happened to anyone else?

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    • Alea Milham says

      December 13, 2018 at 8:13 pm

      You can find guar gum on the baking aisle of most grocery stores. If you can’t find it at your grocery store, your local health food store should have it.

      Reply

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.
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