Is Gin and Tonic dairy free?

Gin is a distilled spirit that is primarily made from juniper berries and other botanicals, without the addition of dairy or milk-based ingredients. This makes gin a suitable choice for individuals who are looking for dairy-free alcoholic options.

Why is my gluten free cake batter gummy?

Gluten-free baked goods often benefit from extra liquid to hydrate the flour blends, eliminate grittiness, and achieve a less dense or dry texture. However, it's very important to drive off this extra moisture during baking, or you'll wind up with a gummy texture.

Is gin gluten and dairy free?

Yes, pure, distilled gin, even if made with wheat, barley, or rye is considered gluten-free. Most gins are safe for people with celiac disease because of the distillation process. However, be on the lookout for hidden gluten in gins that may add flavorings or other ingredients after distillation.

What alcohol is gluten and dairy free?

Distilled spirits: Brandy, rum, and tequila are naturally gluten-free. Chopin and Tito's vodkas, Cold River Gin or Schramm Organic Gin, and Queen Jennie Whiskey are gluten-free. Liqueurs: Chartreuse, Cointreau, Disaronno, Grand Marnier, Hennessy, Kahlúa, Sambuca, and Martini are gluten-free.

How do you keep gluten free cake from falling apart?

Xanthan gum (along with other thickeners like guar gum and arrowroot) acts like a binder in gluten-free baked goods to maintain their structure. Without it, there's a good chance that your brownies or muffin will crumble and fall apart.

How do you keep gluten free cake moist?

Add extra liquid: Gluten-free flours tend to absorb more liquid than regular flour, so you may need to add more liquid to your recipes to compensate. This can help to keep your baked goods moist and prevent them from becoming dry and crumbly.

What is the trick to baking with gluten-free flour?

Gluten-free flours often contain fine starches, so they absorb more liquid than conventional flour. To address this, gluten-free recipes usually call for more liquid and produce looser batters. They may also call for a larger quantity of leavening, like baking powder, to help add volume and lighten the texture.

Does gin contain dairy?

Gin Alcohol is dairy free. Gin Alcohol does not contain milk and should be safe for those with a milk allergy. Fig's dietitian team reviewed this note on gin alcohol.

Is gin and tonic vegan friendly?

So yes vegans can drink gin! Hurrah! And phew! Gin's basic ingredients are spirit alcohol, water and botanicals - the herbs, spices, plants and fruits that give gin its flavour.

Does any alcohol have dairy?

Milk is also frequently used in stout beers; sweet stout, cream stout and milk stout all contain lactose. Conversely, many cream ales are actually dairy-free. Anyone mixing or consuming margarita co*cktails should also be aware that some of the ready-made mixes contain milk.

Gluten Free Gin and Tonic Drizzle Cake Recipe (dairy free, low FODMAP) (2024)

I’m super proud of my gluten free gin and tonic drizzle cake recipe. Before you ask, yes it does taste as good as it looks! It’s dairy free and low FODMAP too.

I’ve been literally surrounded by gin lately, so my gluten free gin and tonic drizzle cake recipe was an inevitable eventuality. My brother and his girlfriend absolutely adore gin so I made this especially for them.

Myself and Mark aren’t massive gin drinkers (or drinkers to start with thanks to our stomachs!) but we both absolutely loved a slice of my gluten free gin and tonic drizzle cake. It’s a bit like a lime drizzle cake with a subtle yet unmistakable hint of gin, which I can assure you is absolutely divine.

Of course, there’s gin in the cake itself and the icing too which infuses this cake with those lovely delicate notes of gin. There’s tonic water in the syrup that’s drizzled too. It goes without saying, if you love gin and tonic… you will love this cake!

I see gin absolutely everywhere recently and so many new brands popping up. Myself and Mark only ever used to use gin when we made a Long Island Iced Tea (our old fave) so the whole gin craze is pretty new to us.

My bro and his girlfriend are the experts these days. We even brought them back a bottle of Brighton gin from our recent trip. I know they’re enjoying it because of how little was in the bottle last time I saw it! I think that means they’d probably recommend it.

This gluten free gin and tonic drizzle cake recipe would work great with any brand of gin really. I used Gordon’s gin because that’s what Mark and I always used to make our Long islands with, but maybe you could try a few different brands and let me know what you prefer?

The same goes for tonic water, there’s so many different varieties and brands these days. I was tempted to try elder-flower tonic water but I decided to stick with classic tonic water. Again, why not experiment and see what you prefer?

Anyway, here’s my gluten free gin and tonic drizzle cake recipe. Cheers and bottoms up!

Gluten Free Gin and Tonic Drizzle Cake

Here's my gluten free gin and tonic drizzle cake! It's crisp and refreshing like a G+T and dairy free option too.

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Ingredients

For the cake

200 g butter, softened (dairy free alternative if necessary)
200 g caster sugar
4 eggs
200 g gluten free self raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp xanthan gum
2 lime (zest)
75 ml gin

For the drizzle

75 g caster sugar
35 ml tonic water
35 ml gin

For the icing

150 g icing sugar
lime juice
2 tbsp gin
2 lime, zested (for the topping)

Instructions

Line a 2lb loaf tin (standard size) with greaseproof/parchment paper.
Preheat the oven to about 180C / 160C fan.
Cream the softened butter and caster sugar together until pale, light and fluffy. This can be done by hand or with an electric hand mixer.
At your eggs one at a time, beating in between each one.
Fold in your gluten free self raising flour, xantahn gum and baking powder.
Then fold in your lime zest and finish by adding the gin to the mixture. Fold the gin in fully.
Spoon your mixture into the tin and bake for about 50 minutes until cooked through. (use a skewer to check)
Whilst your cake is cooking make your drizzle (you will need this immediately after you take your cake out of the oven). Place your caster sugar, gin and tonic water in a saucepan and heat until the sugar dissolves. Allow to boil for a minute.
When you take your cake out of the oven, poke holes in the top (like you would a lemon drizzle cake) and pour over your gin drizzle (I warm my drizzle up if it's gone cold). Leave to completely cool afterwards.
Whilst the cake cools you can make your icing. Place your icing sugar in a bowl and add 2 tbsp of gin. Continue to add some lime juice until you get to the right consistency for your glace icing.
Pour your icing all over your cake. Grate some fresh lime zest for decoration. Allow to briefly set.
Enjoy!

Notes

* If you do not need to remove dairy then you can use softened butter rather than dairy free spread.
* If you feel like you want to have more gin in the cake, add more to the drizzle!