Allergy-Free Baking, Part 2 (Namaste Spice/Carrot Cake)
Baking from mixes definitely has its pros and cons. I like the ease of it, no measuring, no buying separate ingredients. What I don’t like is that I can’t customize it if I don’t quite like how it turns out.
As I wrote previously, the cake I made this weekend for my son’s birthday party was from Namaste. The mix itself is wheat-free, milk-free and egg-free. The instructions do say to add eggs. To make it truly egg-free, I used Ener-G Egg Replacer.
So how did it go?
My firstborn likes it. :) For the more discerning tastes of adults, it was just OK, considering that it was wheat-free. The texture was more rice cake-like than true cake. And again, like the Vanilla Cake, it was too sweet. Something not helped by the icing. I’ll probably go back to hunting for a better cake mix than this.
As for the decoration, you can see that I did go with the party theme. I iced the cake, planning to just zip to the store real quick to buy some Winnie-the-Pooh cake toppers. But my hubby remembered a little plastic Pooh bear toy that the boys have. So I cleaned it up real well, plugged up the hole at the bottom using a ball of foil, and set it lightly on the top of the cake.
All in all, I’m happy with this cake.
Tags: allergy-free, baking, wheat-free, milk-free, egg-free, cooking, Namaste, housekeeping, homemaking
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6 opinions for Allergy-Free Baking, Part 2 (Namaste Spice/Carrot Cake)
Thennie
Apr 24, 2007 at 1:58 am
Car,
I love your cake! You are not only a good blogger but an excellent baker too! And, oh, happy birthday to Baby A! :)
Maricar
Apr 24, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Thank you, (A.) Thennie! The secret to my cake decorations is Wilton’s tips. ;)
Grace
Apr 25, 2007 at 2:33 pm
sis, this is so cool! you’re becoming quite a baker, with the decorations and all.
PS I’ll be sending you the cherrybrook kitchen wheat-free yellow cake mix.
Mia
May 18, 2007 at 2:15 pm
Hi,
my son, Ishan just turned one. He has wheat dairy and egg allergy too. Tried and tested recipes from you would be handy.
Thanks
Mia
Mena
Nov 11, 2007 at 7:42 pm
Do you have any ideas on how to sub for the traditional cream cheese used in the icing for carrot cake?
Maricar
Nov 12, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Hi Mena, I don’t have recipes for that yet, but I will look for some, and post them here if I find them.
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