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.
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.
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