Recipe of the Week

Gluten-free Chocolate CupcakesIris flourish

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 20–25 minutes
Makes: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

2

 

cups organic white rice flour

½

 

cup potato starch

 

t baking soda

½

 

t baking powder

½

 

t salt

6

 

oz bittersweet baking chocolate, melted

1

 

cup milk

1

 

cup sour cream

2

 

eggs

¼

 

cup coconut oil, melted

 

cups sugar

1

 

t vanilla

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly oil muffin cups or line with papers and set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, combine rice flour, potato starch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; mix well.
  3. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine milk, sour cream, eggs, oil, sugar, and vanilla; mix well. Add melted chocolate and mix again.
  5. Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture and stir until smooth and creamy.
  6. Fill muffin cups about ⅔ full and bake for 20–25 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.

©MaryJanesFarm · POB 8691, Moscow, ID 83843 · iris@maryjanesfarm.org · www.maryjanesfarm.org


Gluten-free Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Makes: 1½ cups

Ingredients

8

 

oz cream cheese, softened

5

 

T butter, softened

 

cups powdered sugar

1

 

t vanilla

½–1½

 

t beet juice

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl or food processor, combine cream cheese and butter; mix well.
  2. Add powdered sugar a little at a time, beating each time until well mixed. Add vanilla and mix until smooth and creamy.
  3. Color with beet juice (see sidebar), adding ½ t at a time until you reach desired color.
  4. Frost, using a 12″ pastry bag and a #97 tip.

©MaryJanesFarm · POB 8691, Moscow, ID 83843 · iris@maryjanesfarm.org · www.maryjanesfarm.org

Natural Food Coloring

Find instructions for cooking beets to use as a natural dye in the candy cane recipe from our “Old Fashioned Christmas” issue, or try India Tree’s Natural Decorating Colors (concentrated liquid vegetable colorants), www.indiatree.com.

Visit www.bobsredmill.com for organic white rice flour and potato starch.