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How To Make A Birthday Cake Without Using Food Allergens

Posted by Marketing Tactics - 18/06/09 at 05:06:28 am

Having food allergies means you need to get creative in making certain foods. A birthday cake is entirely possible to make if you have access to common substitutes for foods that have been known to spark allergy symptoms. The recipe is surprisingly simple, and even better it’s inexpensive to make!

You could take the easy route at this point and buy an allergen free cake mix, or you could make it yourself. It’s more rewarding to make the mix yourself, but time doesn’t always permit such luxury. Ingredients you will need would be potato starch, xanthan gum, sugar and salt, canola oil, and others. The majority of the list will be ingredients you should already have, and if not, then your grocer should stock them.

Before mixing the batter, preheat your oven to 350 degrees. That way the oven will be near ready once you get all the ingredients mixed and poured into the cake pan. Grab a big mixing bowl and combine the ingredients until the batter is of smooth consistency. For extra flavoring you can include a little bit of extra vanilla extract, but be careful with how much you use.

The baking time is small- it will only take around half an hour for the cake to be fully cooked. You will start to notice the cake is done when it has risen to a moderate height and seems to be browning slightly. You can check the consistency of the cake by using your finger to slightly poke the surface of the cake. If the cake slightly bounces back, odds are it is either near done or is completed.

A cake wouldn’t be much without icing. The icing can be made from scratch if you have more vanilla flavoring and a thickening agent handy. You can also get by with using a store-bought icing container if it claims to be allergen free. If it doesn’t clearly state it is so, be wary of purchasing it. Some products could be made on machinery that is used on other food products containing allergens.

Now for the most trying part of the operation: letting the cake cool! The cake will take a good amount of time to cool, in which time you can apply the icing and call it a done deal. You can then serve the cake to those who are willing to taste it. By using this recipe a few times, you can get better at making it taste just as good as a normal cake.

Closing Comments

Allergies don’t have to hold anyone back from having a good time and enjoying cake. Take the recipe for allergen free cake and use it at your next celebration to see if anyone notices. If they don’t, you did a great job at making a cake that is inexpensive and tasty!

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