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    Home » Recipes » Desserts

    Gluten Free Snack Cakes

    Gluten free snack cakes are less fancy than regular cakes and are meant to be shared. They are also perfect for keeping on the counter and snacking on whenever possible!

    Try a sweet little gluten free banana chocolate chip cake that's absolutely packed with mini bittersweet chocolate chips. A cozy gluten free coffee cake will make any morning brighter (or make a juicy, fruit-laden gluten free blueberry coffee cake for a treat). And don't miss my gluten free take on Edna Lewis' classic recipe for busy day cake - it's such a winner.

    • A sliced loaf of gluten free chocolate zucchini bread on a cutting board.
      Gluten Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread
    • A candle burns next to slices of gluten free cranberry lemon loaf.
      Gluten Free Cranberry Lemon Bread
    • A mini carrot cake is cut into slices.
      Gluten Free Mini Carrot Cake
    • A slice of gluten free cranberry walnut bread on a plate.
      Gluten Free Cranberry Walnut Bread
    • A slice of gingerbread on a plate with a fork and the loaf next to it.
      Gluten Free Gingerbread Loaf (GF, No Molasses!)
    • A scalloped white plate with a square of gluten free gingerbread, a fork, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream on a marble background.
      Gluten Free Gingerbread Snacking Cake
    • Pieces of gluten free pumpkin chocolate chip cake on a plate.
      Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cake
    • Two gluten free pumpkin bars on plates with mini pumpkins.
      Gluten Free Pumpkin Bars
    • Four pieces of banana peanut butter cake on plates.
      Gluten Free Banana Peanut Butter Cake
    • Two pieces of gluten free strawberry buttermilk cake on small plates.
      Gluten Free Strawberry Buttermilk Cake
    • Rustic Gluten Free Peach Cake
    • A mini loaf of strawberry rhubarb bread on a blue towel.
      Gluten Free Strawberry Rhubarb Bread
    • A gluten free busy day cake and a slice of cake on a plate.
      Gluten Free Busy Day Cake
    • Two slices of gluten free chocolate chip loaf cake on a plate.
      Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Loaf Cake
    • A piece of banana cake on a plate with the cake nearby.
      Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Cake
    • Plates of gluten free coffee cake with a cup holding a latte.
      Gluten Free Coffee Cake
    • A piece of blueberry coffee cake on a plate.
      Gluten Free Blueberry Coffee Cake
    • Slices of gluten free lemon loaf on floral plates.
      Gluten Free Lemon Loaf
    • Gluten-free raspberry buckle
      Gluten-Free Raspberry Buckle
    • A piece of gluten-free Meyer lemon snack cake.
      Gluten-Free Meyer Lemon Snack Cake
    • Gluten-free cinnamon sugar cake with coffee
      Gluten-Free Cinnamon Sugar Cake
    Photo of Nicole Spiridakis.

    Welcome!

    Cucina Nicolina is your home for carefully tested gluten-free baking recipes made with simple, wholesome ingredients. I'm a writer, recipe developer, and cookbook author who loves to share all things yummy and gluten-free. Learn more about me.


    The cover of the cookbook Flourless: Recipes for Naturally Gluten-Free Desserts by Nicole Spiridakis shows an opera cake.

    My cookbook, Flourless, was published by Chronicle Books and is full of naturally gluten-free desserts to tempt everyone! Learn more.

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