As a GF/DF recipe developer, these brands have become my go-to’s and my best friends when it comes to baking something that taste as good as it looks! These are tried and true ingredients and equipment upgrades I’ve made in my home over the last 4 ye...
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Special ingredients that kick it up
Boss equipment for serious bakers
Basic ingredients for success!
Cheats and easy bakes
Special ingredients that kick it up
This is where I grab all my vanilla beans to make my own vanilla extract and paste! I love them because it’s co-op buys, and they have an amazing online community to help you learn how to make your own! They have a discount sell on beans from differe...
Vanilla Bean Kings
This is what I use to make dairy free buttermilk! Just add 1TBS to 1 cup of your plant based milk and there you have it! It’s perfect in buttermilk biscuits and adding a tang to your chocolate cakes!
Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar
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I LOVE this brand of sprinkles, and the Starfetti is my favorite for kids birthdays! I also love that you can add them to your cake batter and they won’t color bleed excessively. They are also GF/Vegan and dye free! A real win win!
Sprinkles - Supernatural
Stick it in the fridge overnight, whip it into the most luscious coconut whip cream in the morning. I love putting this on my grain free hummingbird cake!
Thai Kitchen Sweetened Coconut Whipping Cream, 13.66 fl oz
Boss equipment for serious bakers
If you are a serious home baker like me and you don’t have this 7qt mixer yet, do yourself a massive favor and get one right now! Saves time on big batches and fits perfectly on my apartment counter under the upper cabinets. She’s the real deal! I ha...
7 Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer with Redesigned Premium Touchpoints
Having a reliable food scale for precision measurements is a must have for serious bakers! I like being able to see the screen even when there’s a large bowl sitting on it!
Digital Kitchen Scale
Having light colored bakeware is essential for getting even bakes and not burning the outside!
Wilton Aluminum 2-Piece Round Cake Pan Set 9x2
These are a grab for every cake bake! Just a little water on these strips, wrapped around my cake tins in the oven make flat cakes for me every time. I love that I can skip trimming and leveling cake layers because of this amazing pro bakers trick!
Wilton Bake Even Strips
My cakes NEVER stick to the bottom because I always put precut parchment rounds down! A MUST have for any baker!
Heavy Duty 9 Inch Parchment Rounds - Silicone Coated, Unbleached
Basic ingredients for success!
My favorite flour to use when I’m making GF/ grain free bakes that require almond flour!
Almond Flour | Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods
This is my favorite tried and true flour to use for baking cakes, cookies, and biscuits! They always turn out a wonderful texture that isn’t gummy! I get the biscuit recipe right off their website!
Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1 to 1 Flour 44oz
The BEST when it comes to needing a dairy substitute for your bakes. I have tried many different brands of oatmilk, and other alternative milks, and this one really elevated the texture of my bakes!
Planet Oat Unsweetened Original Oatmilk
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This is my go-to butter when making vegan ABC (American buttercream). It’s creamy, not greasy, and has a neutral taste which is essential in vegan buttercream butter! I also love that it’s one of the cheaper vegan butters out there! It can also be me...
Country Crock Dairy Free Vegan Plant Butter with Olive Oil
Cheats and easy bakes
Both my grain free kid and my “I can eat anything” kid LOVE these muffins! I make them with almond milk and coconut oil and they are just 🤤
Baking Mixes Pumpkin Muffin & Bread Mix
When it’s my turn to make Sunday morning GF muffins for our church service, I always make these! They are delicious and I always get asked for the recipe, which I happily share 😉
Gluten Free Wild Blueberry Muffin Mix
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Another grain free winner in our home is this chocolate cake mix, definitely more of a cake than a muffin. It’s soft and fluffy and both of my kiddos LOVE it!
Simple Mills Chocolate Muffin & Cake Mix
This GF/DF/Grain free cake is our summer addiction that the whole family can safely eat!