Gluten Free Sourdough Discard Snacking Cake
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This sourdough cake is such a pleasant surprise.
The sourdough does not leaven it, as it’s meant for you to use the “discard” from maintaining your gluten free sourdough starter. It doesn’t have to be “active” starter that is bubbly or doubled in size. This cake can utilize the “discarded” starter you stashed in your fridge in a jar a week ago, not knowing what to make with it! You can see more about how to create a sourdough starter HERE.
So why a sourdough discard cake? Well, the lovely tang and beautiful texture of the sourdough starter play wonderfully together here.
You’ll love the lush soft texture of this cake, and it seems to stay moist for days.
This cake is flavored with a bit of orange zest and strawberry jam swirled through. A dusting of powdered sugar would be just right. It’s the kind of confection that plays well in a lunch box, can convince you it’s a muffin at breakfast, and is exactly what you want at 3 pm with a cup of tea.
This really makes me think of my mother-in-law’s “kek.” Hers are sheet cakes topped with whatever fruit is in season, or jams and canned fruit in the winter. I don’t think they are sourdough, but they have this same simple, hearty vibe.
I froze one slice of this (all I could wrestle away from the crew) and it was lovely when I thawed it out. This leads me to believe you could have a little slice of cake in the freezer whenever you need one.
Not in the mood for a sourdough cake?
Happy Baking,
Rachel
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