Baby Allergic to Dairy,Soy,Wheat,Corn,Egg White.Need 1St Year B'day Cake Ideas

You could try Francis Simun Bakery in Dallas:
http://www.francissimunbakery.com/

They carry baked goods made with alternative flours, no dairy, etc. They're expensive, but they will custom make what you want with ingredients that'll work for your son's diet. I used to get some baked goods there several years ago. Two of my children had bad allergies before they took a treatment that improved them. We went to a doctor in Dallas at the time, and it was nice for them to have a bakery to just walk into and order something, because they couldn't do that anywhere else.

However, it's not that hard to bake a cake yourself with an alternative flour. Try spelt, because its taste is similar to wheat flour. They carry it at Whole Foods and other health food stores. Look online for recipes that are specifically adapted for wheat/dairy allergies. You might consider making something more like a muffin or banana bread sort of cake, since you can't use eggs. Francis Simun carries some muffins that don't have the ingredients that your son needs to avoid.

Now, after saying all of that, perhaps you might want to reconsider whether all of this trouble is worth it for the first birthday. Most babies end up smashing up their cupcake or piece of cake, and it makes a cute picture. He won't remember it, no matter what you do, except for the cute picture. You could make a cake for the family, and give your son a special treat of his own. If you handle it wisely, he won't even know he's missing anything.

I used to keep specially made cupcakes for my children in the freezer. When they would go to a birthday party, they'd have their own cupcake while the others had birthday cake.

One more idea: Make a big cookie instead of a cake, using spelt. My youngest son doesn't like cake (weird, isn't it?), so he always has a huge cookie instead of a birthday cake. The, you can easily avoid dairy and eggs.

Enjoy your son's first birthday!!

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http://glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com/2009/08/vanilla-cup...

has a recipe. I haven't tried it, but know someone who has. My son is allergic to wheat/corn/milk, and central market (the Central Market organics brand) has a powedered sugar made with tapioca starch instead of corn starch, which I use for frosting (along with crisco and almond milk). There's also Ener-G brand egg substitue you can use in baking. I make a lot of my own stuff, but sometimes mixes taste better--it's just hard to find ones that don't have cornstarch.
Hope this helps!

http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/lowcarb-recipe-help-sug... (here's another)

Sorry, I keep adding things. The only place I can find baking powder without cornstarch is Whole Foods, but I haven't checked other natural food places. It's sold as "aluminum-free" but it's made with tapioca starch as well.

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Have you checked Whole Foods or Central Market?

Try Sublime Bakery in Fort Worth. They specialize in baked goods for speical dietary needs. Good luck!

I know it isnt cake, but we do ALOT of birthdays for children who have allergies.

Shaved ice is sugar, ice and extracts for flavor. I have not found a kid yet who is allergic to them.

Very fun for the birthday child and the guests. Parties start at just $50.

www.DFWsno.com

GL!