Looking for Foods Soy/dairy Free Birthday Cake

Hi J.:

I have lots of books with recipes for this - will take me later in the day to find and type in. I'll get back to you.

K.

My son is soy-free, dairy-free and gluten-free so I know what you're talking about!!! Go to Nature's Bin, they've got a good selection in their gluten-free isle of cakes that will fit the bill. Cherrybrook farms (you can get this one at Giant Eagle in the organic section as well) and Pamela's are both good. (Pamela's is especially good good!) Oh, I almost forgot!!!! Nature's Bin also has a dairy-free, SOY-FREE ICE-CREAM!!!!! Turtle Mountain is the brand (purely decadent is the name, I think). It's made with coconut milk. VERY GOOD!!!!! Good luck!!!!!!

I am lactose intolerant, which means I can not digest the complex milk sugar of lactose without taking the lactase enzyme tablets from Wal-Mart. This means I stay away from dairy products and read labels on cake mixes also.
I don't have a true allergy though. The sneaky milk ingredient that you MUST watch for on packaging is 'WHEY'.

Angel Food cakes should be dairy free. I just checked my yellow cake mix from Wal-Mart and it is not for you at all.
At one time the Phillsbury Banana Bread mix was dairy free.

Strategy:
1. Check the Bakery Outlets such as Nickle's on Snow Road
near W. 130th St. across from S&R Produce and the Hostess Shop on Pearl Rd in Parma Heights across from the Parma Heights Police Station. They carry small premade angel food cakes and the ingredients are on the label. I will never make another angel food cake at home again because I burnt the last one.

2. Search the internet for recipes for special needs. Try milkallergymom.blogspot.com. or try www.cooks.com Find a homemade cake recipe from scratch where you control exactly goes into the cake. They say there is nothing like a cake made from scratch.

Good Luck.

J. - Not sure where you live; but a friend of mine's middle child has a lot of the food allergies (peanuts, dairy, etc.). I know that she's gone to Wild Oats (now Whole Foods) to get gluten-free cakes. You might want to check there. Good luck to you!

www.divvies.com has allergen free cupcakes... I bought these as a christmas gift for my husbands boss. His children are allergic to peanuts, dairy and wheat.

There is a health food story on Bethel road by Marshals. Sorry I can't remember the name but I have bought cake mix that is soy free, Dairy free and Gulten free. My sister in law has a lot of health issues with food. You might even call Whole World Natural Bakery and Restaurant on High st. or Pattycake Bakery on High St. Hope this helps.

dump cake:

3 cups flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp salt
2 cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
2 tbs cider or white vinegar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup vegetable oil
2 cups lukewarm water

-preheat oven to 350

-put all dry ingredients a medium mixing bowl

-pour the liquid ingredients over the dry, adding the water last

-stir the mixture gently till everything is incorporated

-pour everything onto a sheet pan, or 2 8-inch cake pans and bake about 30-35 minutes

-cool it in the pan on a wire rack

you can sprinkle cocoa or confectioner's sugar over the top

Sometimes homemade is better. You said the store angel food cake had milk in it? Here is a recipe for angel food that doesn't.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/angel-food...

Hi J.,

I keep kosher and with these dietary restrictions I think I can help you. Duncan Hines cake mixes have some flavors where there is no dairy and no soy products in them. On the front of the box you will find a small symbol of an "O" with a "U" inside of it. This symbol is about the size of the Trademark R on the box. As long as there is not a "D" directly following the symbol then it contains no milk products. Also, the Bigg's on Highland Avenue has a Kosher bakery and if you order a cake that is "pareve" then it will also be made without diary. I hope this helps.

This site has allergen free recipes:
www.kidswithfoodallergies.org

I haven't looked at the responses, so this may have been answered. Try a vegan bakery like Pattycakes - I don't think that soy is used in everything, so you may beable to find something.

I think your best bet is to make something from scratch & substitute the dairy ingredients, apple sauce for butter/some dairy free milk? Probably go to the health food store? That's a hard one.

I have a cookbook called: "Whole Foods for Babies and Toddlers" and I baked an Applesauce Cake for her first birthday, it was easy.
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 cup oil
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 cup applesauce

Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and cloves.
Cream oil and sugar, mix in egg and applesauce.
Mix in flour mixture.
Use 8in round cake pan. Bake 350 for 50 min.
You can top with confectioner sugar, applesauce, or any fruit topping (to avoid icing).
we ate the cake too and it was very good.

My mom has gone dairy free as a measure to fight cancer that she has been dealing with for I think 3 1/2 years now. She started the dairy free thing this spring and what Grandma did for her cake at the beginning of August was to replace the milk in the angelfood cake recipe with pineapple juice I believe. I don't recall pieces of pineapple in it although I have had cake that was make with crushed pineapple and the liquid was omitted and it was a really good moist cake as well.

Hi, J.!

There is a "First Birthday Cake" recipe on page 624 of "What to Expect the First Year." It does not use soy or dairy. If you have the book, you might check it out. If not, let me know and I will e-mail you the recipe. Good luck!

A. :)

Someone posted about Kathy P's Wacky cake, here's the link:
http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/featured_recipe5.php
I have a similar recipe, and it is awesome!!!!!! Don't be afraid of vinegar, it makes the best chocolate cake! Even better than one with dairy!

Go to your local health food store and you'll be amazed at what you can find. Nature's Cupboard is on 31 around stop 11 and there is a new one at 135 and Smith Valley on the same side as Walgreens, I forget what it's called. Also if your ever on the West side of Indy Georgetown Market is a good one. Some stuff can be expensive but it's worth it. Another thing you can do is look up Vegan diets. There is some soy in thier diets but I know it will give you ideas and other pointers. My son had to be on a dairy free diet until this past february so I had to do the same thing. Good luck

I have a friend who is sort of an expert on soy/dairy/gluten free deserts. She has even published a cook book. You can contact Laura Karasek at ____@____.com .

I think you've got a lot of good suggestions, but one more that I would throw out would be to try a cupcake recipe from the book Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World by Isa Moskowitz. Since they are vegan, you can find something to avoid the dairy, and Isa recommends other substitutions for soy milk in her recipes (rice, coconut, almond milk, etc). It has a really good introduction, too, to help you navigate the world of vegan cooking. I have made several of the recipes with great success--it's hard to tell the difference between these cupcakes and your standard ones!

Also, Kroger and Meijer have added a lot of natural health foods (Kroger has a separate section whereas Meijer mixes those items in with the other grocery items) so it really isn't too hard to find these ingredients any more. Of course, Wild Oats and Whole Foods will have more options, but at least the world of vegan and vegetarian food choices is growing!

Good luck!

J., I have a son who is allergic to dairy and soy and several other foods. I've had good luck with cake mixes from "The Cravings Place" and Namaste foods. Both of which are available at Raisin Rack. Raisin Rack has an isle dedicated to food allergys..... They also sell boxed frostings....
Good luck,
Michele

Hi J.! My 21 month old son and 10wk old son are also sensitive to milk and soy (called Milk and Soy Protein Intolerance or MSPI). In fact my 21 month old is unfortunately quite allergic to milk, he broke out in hives with any exposure around 10 months of age. He is growing out of the soy intolerance though, and we are slowly reintroducing it into his diet. There is a fantastic cook book called "The Culinary Guide for MSPI" by Jane Wise, you can contact her at www.mspicookbook.com. She lists 7 (yes seven!!) pages of name brand foods that do not contain milk or soy, and the list is growing. My toddler has quite a healthy diet, he eats lots of fruits and veggies, and we are contantly finding new things he can eat...we just have to read labels. Anyway...here is the good news: for his first birthday we made "Duncan Hines Moist Delux Butter Recipe Golden Cake", yep totally milk/soy free (I'm pretty sure some of there other cakes are too)!! The Duncan Hines Creamy Home-Style Classic Frostings are also milk/soy free (vanilla and chocolate). I know you are probably overwhelmed, I know I was, but she will be fine and grow to be a healthy active toddler, just like any other. Hopefully your daughter's intolerance is just that and not a true allergy. Typically kids with intolerance grow out of it by 1-2years of age. Best of luck to you and feel free to email me and use me as a resource...after all I am living it with you!

Hi,
I went through almost the same thing except I could use soy. You can usually use water or juice in place of milk in most recipes, although I never did this with baking. I would suggest finding a recipe for a homemade cake and substituting rice milk for the milk. Meijer has a section in each isle that is supposed to be allergen free. I made a cake from that section and it really was pretty good. I think it is called red barn or something to that effect. Go to "godairyfree.com" they give a list for substitutions for milk products. It is really a very good website.
Good luck

Be brave! Bake an angel-food cake from scratch. There is no milk or butter in it. Just eggwhites, sugar, cake flour, a bit of salt, lemon juice, cream of tartar, water, vanilla. There's a good recipe in "The Joy of Cooking" with very clear instructions, but there are also many good recipe sources online. It's not a hard cake to bake, but you do need the right shape of pan (also easy to find!). Plus you've got 3 months to practice! (yum!) Good luck.

http://www.foodallergykitchen.com/

http://www.dadamo.com/typebase4/recipes.htm

These sites have substitutes and recipes for all kinds of dietary issues.
HTH, J. M.

Or some Whole Foods, if there is one nearby, have special box mixes. There is a store in OH, Jungle Jim's, that has a lot of natural products; it is NW of Cincinnati.

Actually, you can use any cake recipe to bake a cake and use rice milk instead of cow milk or soy milk. I do it all the time.

J., there is a vegan bakery in Clintonville called Pattycake. They might be able to help you out. I've tried some of their baked goods, and they are delicious!

I have not tried this recipe, but plan to. I recently found that I have Celiac's and it's a learning experience. The weblink is http://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org/featured_recipe5.php

If this doesn't work, go to www.kidswithfoodallergies.org click on the recipe tab at the top and then the Free featured recipe tab on the left. The one titled Kathy P's Wacky Cake.

Hi J. ~

I have food sensitivities too, and I've found that coconut milk is fantastic substitute for milk in almost all recipes. My favorite brand is Trader Joe's Light Coconut Milk. If they're sold out (which they are on occasion), I get it at Whole Foods (another brand, but my runner up fav).

I also use coconut flour for baking, since one of my sensitivities is to wheat.

You can find tips on baking with coconut milk on the internet, or in the book, The Coconut Oil Miracle, by Bruce Fife. There are some delicious recipes in the back of the book. You can bake the cake yourself, or, if you're too busy, you can have a pro do it for you.

Good luck, and happy 1st birthday to your little girl in November!

i forgot the name of the website, but i typed in wedding cakes recipes and fund one that doesn't contain milk/soy..you make it from scratch & the only liquid added is water. it calls for using egg whites instead of yolks as well and calls for very little sugar, so you won't have children bouncing off the walls. goodluck.

if she is not allergic to almonds--I ahve found that almond milk seems to work a little better than rice milk--though that works okay too.The almond just seems to have more body to it. You can use any recipe in cookbook and just substitute the milk.

This recipe is just one of many versions of Wacky Cake. Wacky cake was "invented" during the Great Depression when there wasn't enough money to buy extragavant things like eggs and butter. The clever bakers responsible for Wacky Cake probably had no idea what a staple it would be for those of us eating with food allergies. Whether they knew it or not, we thank them! Happy celebrating!

Ingredients:

1 cup white rice flour
1/3 cup potato starch
3 tablespoons tapioca starch
1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon vinegar (any variety will do)
5 tablespoons canola oil
1-1/4 cup cold water

Directions:

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2) Combine the rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, sugar, cocoa powder, salt and baking soda in a mixing bowl. Add the vanilla extract, vinegar, canola oil and water. Mix well.

3) For cake: Pour batter into an ungreased square cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

For cupcakes: Pour batter into a muffin tin with paper liners. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from the pan immediately and place on a cooling rack. Makes 12 cupcakes.

Nutrition Facts - Serving size: 1 cupcake or slice, calories: 165, fat calories: 54, total fat: 6 grams, saturated fat: 0.6 g, cholesterol: 0 g, sodium: 204 mg, total carbs: 28, fiber: 1 g, sugar: 17 g, protein: 1.5 g

Let us know how it works out for you!

Live well,
D.