Gluten-Free Chocolate Layer Cake | Whole Living Eat Well

Ingredients

• For the Cake:
• Vegetable oil cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup brown-rice flour
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1/4 cup quinoa flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 3/4 cup low-fat (1%) buttermilk
• 1 ounce (2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• For the Seven-Minute Frosting:
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon corn syrup
• 5 large egg whites
• 3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt