My son has a milk allergy and his first birthday party is on Monday, I wanted to make a milk free cake for him and I found a few recipes online, but I wanted to know if anyone has a tried and true recipe that they've used.
2007-09-01 05:58:26 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah S 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
There is no milk in an Angel Food cake, whether it's in a box or home-made so you could start with that. If you purchased a container of frozen strawberries in sauce - thawed and a small package of strawberry jello, you'd have a great cake. What my mother did for my son's 2nd birthday was take the Angel Food cake, cut off 1 1/2" of the top and set aside. Then she scooped out the innards of the remaining part of the cake, being sure to leave enough on the edges to support itself. Then she'd mix the strawberry jello with the hot water the box recommends and then tosses in the frozen strawberries - thawed. She'd add to that the pieces of cake she hollowed out of the base and mixed them into the strawberry mix and poured it back into the trench in the cake. She'd then put the top back on the cake and refrigerate it. The jello would set, it would be pretty when cut into. Now here's the snag. She covered the outside with either Cool Whip or Whipped cream but in the case of your son, you'd need to find a brand that doesn't contain milk or frost it with something else - I think a strawberry syrup drizzled over it might be OK with a couple of strawberries on the top. Anything to cover up the line. You could make the syrup by sprinkling sugar over strawberries ahead of time to form the nice juices, put in a blender and puree, and then add powdered sugar to it until the sugar is dissolved and the sauce is of drizzle consistency - wouldn't take many berries - maybe 4 or 5 sliced.
My son loved his cake. For his first birthday, my mother gave him a cupcake with one candle on it. That was the first time he'd ever eaten a cupcake and the first time he'd ever seen a candle. He didn't want to touch the cupcake and get his fingers dirty so he put his hands in the air and bent over to take a bite. He's now a 1st Sergeant in the U.S. Army!
2007-09-01 07:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Rli R 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Simple, uncomplicated use soymilk as a sub for ANY recipe. I don't mean any disrespect but as a kid I am not going to like or eat a birthday cake made fruit topping, thats just to adult. I want the same cake as my friends, but mine will be without milk. like I want frosting and cake,
2007-09-01 19:01:55 · answer #2 · answered by Amber 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hi Sara, I admit I'm not much of a baker, but I make delicious cakes from the store bought boxed one's with Silk. also make frosting with it and it is much creamier. The cake mixes turn out light and fluffy. I have made just about every flavor on the shelf, but from scratch....no.
2007-09-01 13:14:03 · answer #3 · answered by madison134 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋