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Prep15 min
Cook43 min
Total58 min
Servings12
DifficultyEasy
Macros per serving (1 slice (about 102 g))
304kcal
4 gprotein
40 gcarbs
14 gfat
4 gfiber

Of which 11.7 g sugars and 10.3 g saturated fat.

No-added-sugar version: 260 kcal and 0.4 g sugars per serving.

Values are for the first option listed in the ingredients; substitutions and variations change them. Carbs exclude fiber; energy uses the EU conversion factors (fiber at 2 kcal/g). Source for sugars and saturated fat: Portuguese Food Composition Database (Base de Dados da Composição de Alimentos), Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, I. P. — INSA, v 7.1 - 2026.

Quantities and times are a starting point: adjust them to your taste. Two things don't change: poultry and ground meat must be cooked all the way through, and allergens — always check the labels.

Highlights Complete protein (egg)

Allergens egg, tree nuts

Rice flour vanilla cake

A pale, fluffy vanilla cake made only with rice flour.

Rico's note: This 100% rice flour vanilla cake is one of the closest you'll get to a traditional cake without gluten. Beat the batter well at the end — it makes all the difference to the texture.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice flour (300 g / 10½ oz)
  • 1 cup cassava starch, polvilho doce (120 g / 4 oz)
  • ⅔ cup sugar (135 g / 5 oz) — no added sugar: 1 cup erythritol (200 g)
  • 1 tbsp baking powder (12 g)
  • 1 tsp xanthan gum (3 g)
  • 4 eggs (200 g / 7 oz)
  • ⅔ cup coconut oil (133 g / 4½ oz)
  • 1 cup almond milk (240 g / 8½ oz)
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract (13 g)

In the no-added-sugar version, eating too much erythritol or xylitol can have a laxative effect.

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F). Grease and flour the cake pan.
  2. Sift and combine the dry ingredients: rice flour, cassava starch, sugar, baking powder and xanthan gum.
Continues in the ebook

The full method (5 steps), Rico's tip, the Thermomix® or similar version, the variations and storage are in the ebook “Snacks & Sweets”. The English edition is coming soon.