Kids and allergies

Friday, 11 May 2012

Delicious! Who Made That Cake? Betty Made It. Sssshhhhhhh!


I have only had the opportunity to celebrate a very small amount of birthdays with my little munchkins. My eldest is now two years and four months and his brother little Munchkin #2 is one year old. So I have celebrated three birthdays. It is so exciting and I think about what theme and what food I will prepare months in advance. I want to do everything I can to make it enjoyable for my little munchkins as well as all our family and friends.

One thing I always said to my husband was that I want to be the mother that makes all her kids birthday cakes. I didn’t anticipate that this was going to be a hard task as I love cooking, although now that my little munchkin suffers from anaphylaxis I have to make sure that its not going to be a cake that is going to harm him.

When my little Munchkin turned one I had organised a Mickey Mouse themed birthday party. The easy part was organising decorations and preparing the food. The challenge I was faced with was to make a cake that contained no egg or nuts and was firm enough to support royal icing. I did a few trials weeks before his birthday to ensure it was not going to be a disaster. Finally I had worked out the right recipe and the icing was easy to sculpt over the cake.

Today I made my third birthday cake and I think I may be getting better. I have discovered a cheat’s way that is delicious and I am sure everyone will love. Betty Crocker cupcake mixes are nut and egg free. The ingredients required are water, butter and eggs although I have not included eggs and used an egg replacement instead. The flavours that I have made are vanilla, strawberry and vanilla and chocolate. I called Betty Crocker to confirm that the mixes that I used were egg and nut free. They informed me that these particular ones are made in an egg and nut free environment. Be sure to always do your own research to confirm this as some manufacturers may change their recipes or formulas.


The good thing is everyone enjoys the cakes. It is hard to make something that caters for my little munchkin that will also be appealing to our guests. 

Hopefully this may make baking more fun, easier and very yummy.

Little munchkin #2 first birthday cake prepared by Mama Munchkin

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