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.

Knowing when the cake done is easy. When half an hour passes, you should start checking the cake to see if it is done. A cake that is nearing completion will start puffing up to a normal height. The cake will also emit a cooked smell that the seasoned cook can spot from a mile away. Use a small object to check the texture of the cake before pulling it out to cool in your kitchen.

You can go to the local store and buy icing that is free of allergens. If your search turns up empty, or if you want to save money, you can make it yourself. Whipping up a simple recipe with vanilla extract and whipping cream can be a cost effective way to get flavorful icing. Keep working the mixture, and use a thickening agent if needed to get the right density.

Allergen free cake can taste every bit as delightful as your average birthday cake. Consider getting crafty in how you create the cake, decorate it, and present it to the lucky person who received it. Allergen free birthday cakes will take time in learning to make, so don’t give up if the first few aren’t up to your expectations in birthday cakes.

In Conclusion

Food allergies won’t stop anyone from having their cake and eating it too. Remember that practice makes perfect, and the ultimate test is having test subjects try the cake and comparing it. If you can pass the taste palette of a young child, then you are doing just fine indeed.

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