White Cake

Modified from a recipe posted at Living Without.

1 cup (2 sticks) safe margarine or shortening
2 cups granulated sugar
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 Tbls ground flax seed + 6 Tbls hot water, let sit
3½ cups All Purpose Flour Mix (see sidebar)
4 teaspoons safe baking powder (see sidebar)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1½ teaspoon guar gum
1 teaspoon salt
1½ cups coconut milk, hot

Preheat oven to 350F.

Beat sugar and margarine. Blend in applesauce and flax gel. Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, guar gum and salt.  Slowly mix in half the flour mixture, then half the milk, until blended. Then slowly mix in remaining flour and milk.

Bake in two 8" or 9" circle cake pans, greased or parchment lined,  for about 30 minutes or in lined cupcake pans for about 20 minutes. Let sit in pans until cooled.