My daughter will be 1 mid-August, so I'm starting to brainstorm ideas for her party. I am planning to bake her cake myself as she has a milk-allergy, as well as a possible EGG-allergy. (She tried a little macaroni salad, and reacted... don't know if it was from the eggs or another ingredient.) I'm looking for cake mix and icing/frosting suggestions that will accomodate for her sensitivity. Thanks!
I baked my daughter a Giant Cupcake, and used Egg Replacer just to be safe. Since we had a cupcake theme, our guests enjoyed their own cupcakes (which I baked myself!), and the kids were even allowed to decorate their own cupcakes. Turns out she was actually fine eating regular cake and frosting, but it was better to be safe. Chloe enjoyed her first birthday cake, and all went well. I'm so glad I asked for advice, because you only get one chance to celebrate your baby's first birthday... She'll thank me down the road when she sees the pictures, hahaha!
I don't know about the cake but for icing you can mix powdered sugar with juice (I like OJ best but anyghing will work) to make an icing that you can drizzel over the top.
Dear M.,
I know everyone likes the picture of the 1st birthday where the baby is plowing into the cake with both hands. I wouldn't start out making everyone else accommodate one person’s food sensitivities. Non-dairy, no sugar, no eggs is just the way it is for some diets, but not for everyone. I would make a small special cake for the birthday girl and a regular cake for everyone else. Or you could start a new tradition and make a fruit pie.
M.,
Great news for you, my daughter has severe food allergies (eggs, nuts, milk) so I have tried all the recipes for allergies. I made her birthday cake when she turned 1 and no one even noticed that there was no eggs or milk in it.
We have adjusted our diets for her allergies and it has been no big deal and we really don't notice a difference.
Must haves:
1.Magazine called "Living Without" it caters to people with food allergies and has great recipes in it.
2.Egg replacer by ENER G ( this works the best)
3.Allergy Free Cookbook by Alice Sherwood ( has vanilla cupcake recipe that works for a b-day cake)
If you need more advice just let me know and I will email you the recipes that I have tried and work.
K.
Mother of 13 year old and 2.5 year old.
This sounds bizarre, but I have made really good cakes using cake mix and soda. You only need to use 1 can of soda- no eggs, oil or anything else. You can use "Shasta" or other colas that have no caffeine )or even diet) with darker mixes, and clear sodas like 7 up for white cake mixes. They turn out perfect, give it a try!
Cherrybrook Kitchen. They make boxed cake mix, cookie mix, brownie mix etc. Some local stores sell it. Check out there website. I have a 4 year old with egg-allergy so I understand your concern. Good Luck
Read the ingredient labels on boxes of cake mix! We have found (over 20+ years of dealing with milk allergy~protein, not lactose) that different companies change the ingredients from one mix to another. Some mixes have milk; others don't! You can also make one from scratch and use soymilk, ricemilk or water as a substitute! As far as icing~~~use water instead of milk and the flavor/consistency is pretty much the same! There are some canned frostings that also do not contain milk, but be sure to read labels as some in the same brand will!
With 4 kids, I have done my share of making cakes that were edible by the birthday child AND enjoyed by everyone else;)
