Orange Rice Flour Cupcake

Today I treat you to a delicious orange cake on rice flour - tender, moderately sweet, crumbly juicy at the same time and very fragrant. And we will pour the ready-made muffin with caramel sauce - you will get the most suitable treat for the true sweet tooth!

Not to say that I deliberately select recipes for gluten-free baking - I just love the variety in food and experimentation in the kitchen. I have a particularly reverent attitude towards various types of flour - the more unusual it is, the more interesting it is to me. Orange cake with rice flour is exactly the option when a person has an intolerance to gluten (a complex protein that is part of the most common cereals in our region), and you really want homemade baked goods.

By the way, rice flour does not contain this very protein, therefore, dough based on it will never be elastic, like wheat (rich in gluten). That is, you can hardly indulge in pies and buns if you cook them on one rice flour. But rice flour can be easily used to make muffins, muffins, biscuits. Rice flour biscuits and waffles are crumbly and delicious.

Today's fragrant orange cake, I propose to make it on rice flour. Jam does not have to be bought ready-made - there is a recipe with which you can make it yourself in just 20 minutes. Despite the fact that ready-made pastries are good in themselves, I additionally poured caramel sauce on the cake. Well, it was very tasty for us, which is what we wish for you.

Ingredients

• Rice flour (200 grams)
• Sugar (100 grams)
• Orange jam (4 tablespoons)
• Butter (180 grams)
• Chicken eggs (3 pieces)
• Baking powder (15 grams)
• Salt (1 pinch)

Directions

1. This simple yet delicious homemade baked recipe includes the following ingredients: rice flour, sugar, butter, orange jam, chicken eggs, baking powder and just a little salt to balance the flavor.
2. We take out the butter from the refrigerator in advance so that it warms up and becomes soft. Then add granulated sugar to the butter and grind everything together with a whisk or mixer so that the sweet crystals partially dissolve and the butter becomes fluffy.
3. Next, put the yolks of three medium-sized raw chicken eggs in a bowl. Pour the whites into a separate bowl for now - then whisk them.
4. Beat the sweet butter with yolks for literally half a minute, after which it's time to add the orange jam. If you have it very sweet, the amount of granulated sugar used can be reduced to taste.
5. Once again we combine everything with a mixer and pour in sifted rice flour mixed with baking powder and a pinch of salt.
6. After mixing, a rather thick and dense cake dough is obtained. You do not need to interfere for a long time.
7. Now with a mixer, beat the egg whites in a clean and dry bowl until soft peaks.
8. Add the whipped proteins in parts into the rice cake dough, mixing everything thoroughly in the same way as you prepare the biscuit dough. That is, folding movements in order to release air bubbles as little as possible.
9. The finished orange cake dough with rice flour turns out to be soft, loose and keeps its shape well. It does not spread
10. We transfer it to a suitable sized baking dish, which I advise you to grease with oil beforehand. We level with a spoon or spatula.
11. It takes about 40-45 minutes to bake this delicious and aromatic cake at 180 degrees. Just remember to preheat the oven to the desired temperature. We check the readiness with a wooden toothpick or skewer, which should come out dry.
12. Take the finished cake out of the mold and cool completely.
13. If you wish, you can pour the caramel sauce over the cake - it goes perfectly with these fragrant and delicate homemade cakes.
14. We shift the orange cupcake to a beautiful dish and you can treat your family and friends.