Cranberry-Orange Coffee Cake
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Recipe type: Dessert
 
Ingredients
  • 4 Tablespoons butter, softened (or Spectrum Organic Shortening)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3/4 cup brown rice flour
  • 3/4 cup millet flour
  • 1/2 cup potato starch
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • zest of one orange
  • 1 1/2 cup cranberries
  • 1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
Topping
  • 1/4 cup rice flour
  • 1/4 cup potato starch
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 3 Tablespoons butter, cold (or Spectrum Organic Shortening)
Instructions
  1. In the bowl of your mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
  2. Add the eggs and beat until light and fluffy.
  3. Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Add them to the egg mixture alternately with the orange juice, beginning and ending with the flour.
  4. Stir in the zest, cranberries, and pecans.
  5. Spread the batter in a greased 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
  6. Combine the topping ingredients with a pastry blender and sprinkle on top of the batter.
  7. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until a tester comes out clean.
Recipe by The Gluten-Free Homemaker at http://glutenfreehomemaker.com/cranberry-orange-coffee-cake/