Gluten Free Birthday Cake Mix Waffles

Have some fun with this trendy dessert! Your whole family is going to LOVE this gluten free cake mix waffles recipe! Top them with ice cream, hot fudge, and your favorite funfetti sprinkles!

Summer is the time of birthdays in our house. What better way to celebrate the birthday "person" than to make it a special treat? We enjoy birthday cakes as most people do, but for fun, this funfetti waffle can't be beaten!

Colorful sprinkles, ice cream, hot fudge, these colorful waffles are just crazy good! If you love dessert as much as we do, you will want to check out all of my delicious gluten free dessert recipes!

If your crew loves waffles and cake, this waffle dessert will be the perfect combination to make everyone happy.

Why This Recipe Is Great:

• You can use ANY store-bought gluten free cake mix to make this recipe!! I used my popular Gluten Free Vanilla Cake recipe, which is also fine.
• These dessert waffles are so fun to make and eat!
• If you don't have a waffle iron, make this as pancakes with a frying pan or cast-iron skillet.

Ingredient Notes:

You can make this recipe in two different ways. Here are notes on both ways so you can choose which type of cake waffles to make.

Using Store-Bought Cake Mix

• Gluten Free Cake Mix - You can use any flavor you like. Vanilla is best if you are using sprinkles because the colors show up more.
• Every cake mix requires different liquid ingredients, so if you are using cake mix, you will need to use those ingredients.

Using My Cake Mix Recipe

• Gluten Free Flour Blend - If you are using my recipe instead of a gluten free box cake mix, you need to use a good gluten free flour blend. I tested this recipe with both King Arthur Measure for Measure and Bob's Red Mill 1:1 GF Blend. Other blends will work, but you may need to keep an eye on the moisture level because some mixes are starchier than others.
• Xanthan Gum - If your mix or recipe doesn't contain xanthan or guar gum, add 1 teaspoon.
• Baking Powder - I recommend using aluminum-free. It makes a big difference in flavor. Also, be sure your baking powder is not expired. You check out this article to read more about which baking powder is gluten free.
• Salt - You can use sea salt or kosher salt.
• Eggs - Use size large.
• Sugar - Don't use coarse sugar.
• Milk - You can use regular milk or non-dairy milk in this recipe if you want these to be dairy-free.
• Butter or Coconut Oil - Use either one you have on hand, but if you use butter, use unsalted.
• Sprinkles - Not all sprinkles are gluten free so be sure to see this post on gluten free sprinkles.

Recipe Step By Step Directions:

Step 1: Pour your dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. use a wire whisk to blend the dry ingredients together. If you are using boxed cake mix, follow the directions on the back of the box or bag.

Step 2: Add the butter or coconut oil to a microwave-safe medium mixing bowl. Soften the butter or coconut oil in the microwave.

Step 3: Add the wet ingredients to the bowl and mix them together well. Add your sprinkles to this mixture too.

Step 4: Pour your wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix them together.

Step 5: Every waffle maker is a bit different. Preheat your waffle iron as listed in the manufacturer's directions.

Step 6: Add the cake batter to the hot waffle iron. Close the lid and allow it to cook for 3-5 minutes until the waffle is cooked. If you use a lot of waffle batter, you may need to cook it longer.

Don't forget, you can make these as pancakes if you don't have a waffle iron!!

Step 7: Carefully remove the waffle from the waffle iron. Top your waffle with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge! Waffle sundaes are all the rage and kids love them!

Drizzle on the hot fudge, caramel sauce, this creamy vanilla sauce, or even a homemade berry sauce!

Tips and Recipe FAQ:

This post was updated from an old June 2017 post with more details and options.

More Delicious Waffle Iron Recipes to Try!

• Banana Flour Waffles
• Curried Sweet Potato Hash Brown Waffles
• Gluten Free Eggplant Parmesan

Recipe

Gluten Free Birthday Cake Mix Waffles

Sandi Gaertner

Gluten free cake batter waffles with tons of rainbow sprinkles. Grab a box of cake mix for this fun dessert waffle recipe.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Gluten Free Dessert Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Calories 458 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1 ½ cups gluten free flour blend * see note
• ▢ ¼ cup almond flour * see note
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 cup sugar
• ▢ 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 3 large eggs
• ▢ ½ cup unsalted butter melted
• ▢ ¼ cup rainbow sprinkles
• ▢ ½ cup almond milk * see note

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat a waffle iron.
• In a large bowl, add all dry ingredients. Whisk to blend.
• In a medium sized bowl, add all of the wet ingredients. Whisk to blend.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, add the sprinkles and mix well.
• Add a little batter to the hot waffle iron and cook for 4 minutes until done. Use the rest of the batter to continue making waffles.
• Top with ice cream and hot fudge. Sprinkle more rainbow sprinkles on. Enjoy!

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Notes

1. I have tested this recipe with King Arthur Measure for Measure GF and Bob's Red Mill 1 to 1 GF blend. That doesn't mean others will not work, I just have not tested other flours.
2. If your gluten free flour blend doesn’t contain xanthan gum or guar gum, please add 1 teaspoon.
3. I highly suggest using almond flour and not almond meal. Almond meal is more coarse and will make your waffles grainy.
4. I used almond milk but other dairy-free kinds of milk will work but I do not recommend canned coconut milk.
5. These waffles will keep up to 4 days in an air-tight container, or up to 4 months in the freezer.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 458kcalCarbohydrates: 63gProtein: 7gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 123mgSodium: 286mgPotassium: 105mgFiber: 4gSugar: 41gVitamin A: 592IUCalcium: 101mgIron: 2mg

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