Basic Cake

Ingredients

1/3 cup butter or oleo or cooking oil
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tbsp grated lemon rind
1 cup rice flour
1/3 cup potato starch
3 tbsp tapioca flour
1 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
cooking spray

Instructions

1 – Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

2 – Coat two 8-inch round pans with cooking spray and line with parchment paper or waxed paper.

3 – Using an electric mixer and large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until thoroughly blended.

4 – Mix in eggs and grated lemon peel on low speed until blended.

5 – In a medium bowl, sift together flours, xanthan gum, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

6 – In another medium bowl, combine buttermilk and vanilla extract.

7 – On low speed, beat dry ingredients into butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

8 – Mix just until combined.

9 – Spoon batter into prepared pans and smooth tops.

10 – Bake 8-inch cakes for about 30-35 mintues or until tops are golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

11 – Let cakes cool in pans for 5 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on rack.