GF + DF Delicious Lemon Orange Cream Frosting

I'm excited to share with you one of the first things I ever made that was both Gluten and Dairy Free.

About 4 weeks after learning of all the changes we needed to make for my husband's diet, it was going to be his birthday.  I was extremely worried that I wasn't going to be able to make him anything edible for him to enjoy on his special day.
I spent weeks online trying to figure out HOW I was going to manage the most simplest thing...a birthday cake. (Remember I was still really new at this).

I started on Amazon and typed in gluten and dairy free white cake.
Then I proceeded to buy 6 Bob's Red Mill Vanilla cake mixes.

Then I spent several days looking online for a simple frosting that I could make.
Many of the recipes included crazy ingredients I hadn't yet acquired.

I wanted a simple recipe.  Everything was too much to handle already.  I needed a simple frosting recipe to make for my husband.  So I made one up.  


I was super proud of my recipe.  The cake and the frosting were delicious.  
Believe me, I gave myself a huge pat on the back for this one. I stored the cake in the fridge and I loved the cool, refreshing, delicious cake.


Lemon + Orange Cream Frosting
An original gluten and dairy free recipe from Freshly Completed.
http://freshlycompleted.blogspot.com/

Makes enough to frost tops and sides of two 9-inch cake layers
Start to Finish 20 minutes.
·                   2Ingredients
½ C. Non-dairy Butter (Earth Balance Natural Buttery Spread)
1 tsp. Vanilla
5 1/2 cups sifted Powdered Sugar
¼ C. Lemon Juice
2 Tbs. Orange Peel zest

Directions
Beat non-dairy butter and vanilla until fluffy. Add powdered sugar alternately with Lemon juice beating well after each addition.  Add 1 tbs. orange peel zest and beat until nice and fluffy.  Frost cake.  Add last tablespoon of orange peel zest to top of cake.  Enjoy!


And since I wasn't planning at the time to blog about this cake I don't have any fancy pictures.  But here are some from his special day.  And where as I stressed and spent weeks planning his birthday cake...I spent 0 time thinking about his birthday candles.  
He's pretending to blow these "candles" out.  I just added some in post editing.
Thanks for joining me in my first What's for Dinner Wednesdays?
Okay, I know this isn't dinner...but you get the idea.

Comments

KT said…
Looks way yummy!!
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Unknown said…
ALOHA!! That cakes looks so good!! Now I am going to have to hut the pantry!!

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Laura@MiceInTheKitchen.com
Mmm, this looks really tasty! Also, I love your blog layout, so refreshing and simple! I love it! Thanks coming by Sharing with Domestic Superhero Thursday's Link Party and sharing this!
Jo-Lynne Shane said…
That looks so good! I just pinned it.

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