This pair of recipes came out of the need to provide safe food for my family at two different events. The first was for Zax’s class Gingerbread Party. The sign-up sheet came home, asking for parents to provide icing or decorations for the party. I signed up for icing and then chatted with the teacher Read More …
The fabulous folks over at Kids with Food Allergies asked me to write them a guest blog post for Halloween. And what better way to embrace the holiday and its wonderful, inclusive movement than with this delicious Top-8-Free Pumpkin Cake?! Head on over to their blog to find out how to make it! http://community.kidswithfoodallergies.org/blog/teal-pumpkin-spice-cake-recipe-1 I Read More …
I’ve never been a huge fan of fondant icing. It’s probably more of a texture thing than anything, but I prefer cake icings to be rich and creamy, and generally more smooth than fondant. However, when it comes to decorating cakes, fondant can go to so many more places than regular icing, which is why Read More …
After sharing this cake, I had several requests for a tutorial on cake decorating. Here, I walk you through a Batmobile cake, but you can make any shape you wish! Read More …
Hello friends! Let’s talk about frosting. I have turned into a frosting snob over the last few years. For Zax’s first birthday, I discovered several frosting recipes that I absolutely love, and now I can’t make myself go back to canned frosting. I didn’t really make this switch because of allergies–the store-bought ones are usually Read More …
My husband’s favorite cake is Angel Food. I have tried, in vain, to find an eggless clone of this fluffy, spongy treat. Maybe someday I’ll master it (or more likely, find a recipe from someone else who has mastered it), but for now we must live without it most of the time. I do purchase Read More …
My mom came to my rescue this weekend, doing some holiday baking with my kids and providing me with a Christmas recipe! Sour Cream Cookies (Contains wheat and dairy) Ingredients: 1 cup margarine 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 Tbsp Energ-G egg replacer whipped with 4 Tbsp water (2 egg equivalent) 1 cup sour cream 1 Read More …