Gluten-Free Rainbow Cupcakes with vanilla frosting will make everyone swoon! Brightly-colored vanilla cupcakes with the perfect tender crumb, topped with a fluffy vanilla bean frosting. Whether you bake them up for the little leprechauns in your life or serve at a birthday party for the young-at-heart, they are sure to be a hit.
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Dairy free Gluten Free Vanilla Cupcakes
There is something magical about biting into an allergy friendly rainbow cupcake. This particular cupcake is gluten free and dairy free, so everyone in my family could enjoy it. The cupcakes rise into perfectly smooth domes, it has a tight, yet tender crumb, and is topped with a perfectly fluffy vanilla bean frosting.
The rainbow colors stay bright and vibrant, creating a very colorful blank canvas.
Whether you decorate these cupcakes to be the rainbow and pot o’ gold in one, make them into whimsical unicorns, or simply top them off with a swirl of fluffy frosting, they are sure to take the center stage.
I have a pretty strong feeling that I’ll be making these gluten free rainbow cupcakes again...and again. Nothing makes a better celebration cupcake!
If you want a stunning layer cake, you have to try my gluten free rainbow cake. 4 rainbow cake layers (or 6 if you bake the cake using a 6 inch round pan instead of a 9 inch round pan.) I’ve made that cake with and without the pinata effect, and it is a fan favorite both ways. I actually adapted my gluten free rainbow layer cake recipe to make these gluten free rainbow cupcakes.
I made these dairy free rainbow cupcakes for a party at work, and they were a huge hit. Did I mention my day job is in the corporate office of a pizza company? Everyone there eats gluten with a side of extra gluten. If that doesn’t demonstrate how bomb-diggity these gluten free rainbow cupcakes are, I don’t know what will.
I’ve been experimenting with a new-to-me Gluten-Free Flour, Ryze. (You’ll find my Gluten Free Red Velvet Brownies on their website.) What is special about Ryze is that is is just rice flour.
I know, when I say “rice flour” you immediately think of cupcakes that taste like “grit” and “sand,” but that isn’t the case with Ryze. It has different grinds of rice flour, that mimic regular wheat flour.
They have 2 different flour blends, a blue bag for recipes that need more structure or “chew” like cookies and bread and a yellow bag that is perfect for donuts and cakes (which is what I used in this recipe.)
I heard about Ryze from my good friend Chrystal from Gluten-Free Palate. She is the donut queen and recently wrote several Gluten Free Donut recipes in an article (and COVER RECIPE!!!, I am a very proud friend) for Gluten-Free and More Magazine (formerly Living Without.) I visited Chrystal last October and she baked me her phenomenal Gluten Free Cinnamon Sugar Donuts using Ryze’s yellow bag. After one perfect bite, followed by the rest of the donut, I was excited to try Ryze’s flour for myself. I used Ryze’s yellow bag in this recipe and was very happy with the results. If you don’t have Ryze flour, you may use my gluten free cake/cookie flour blend, and add ¼ teaspoon of xanthan gum to your recipe.
What oil should I use for gluten free cupcakes?
Any liquid oil with a neutral flavor will work fine. I usually use a canola/vegetable oil, but really almost any oil will work.
If you want to use coconut oil, I'd recommend a refined coconut oil to prevent your cupcakes from having a coconut taste.
Gluten free rainbow cupcakes! Brightly-colored vanilla cupcakes with the perfect tender crumb, topped in a fluffy vanilla bean frosting. Whether you bake them up for the little leprechauns in your life, or serve at a birthday party for the young-at-heart, they are sure to be a hit. Note: If you don’t have vanilla bean paste you may add another teaspoon of vanilla extract instead. The vanilla bean paste is a less-expensive way to add authentic vanilla bean specks to your frosting. I used Ryze’s yellow bag in this recipe and was very happy with the results. If you don’t have Ryze flour, you may use my gluten free cake/cookie flour blend or another all-purpose gluten free flour, and add ¼ teaspoon of xanthan gum to your recipe. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases. All nutrition info is a guestimate and will vary depending on the ingredients you use.
Gluten Free Rainbow Cupcakes
Ingredients
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For the Vanilla Bean Frosting:
Instructions
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For the Vanilla Bean Frosting:
Notes
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Nutrition Information
Yield 30
Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving
Calories 343Total Fat 19gSaturated Fat 8gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 10gCholesterol 34mgSodium 129mgCarbohydrates 41gFiber 0gSugar 28gProtein 3g