Posted at November 26, 2012, 4:35 pm:
I have an order for a cake for the Fourth of July for some clients of mine. Naturally I said I could do it, but now I'm wondering if I should tell them I can't. You are my last hope.... Well, it's not all that bad, but I figured if anyone knew, it would be you people.
The man is gluten sensitive, the woman eats no dairy, one of the grandchildren can't have sugar, none of them will eat any fake sugars or chemicals, and they want a layer cake with frosting and decorations. I've done cakes for them before with oat flour, but have used sugar. I figure I can use oil and maple syrup but may have to adjust the batter to accomodate the extra liquid, but what in heck am I going to do for a frosting if I can't use confectioner's sugar? I thought about a sugarless fruit spread filling with a ganache topping, but don't know if a ganache will work with a cream substitute- soy is probably too thin, but what about Silk? Would that give me a similar consistency as cream? I can probably find Sunspire or other choc chips that may be fruit sweetened.
Any ideas? I feel as if I should put this on a spread sheet and see what's left after I put in everyone's dietary restrictions. Probably an apple spread with maple syrup sweetened silken tofu.
Silken tofu? Would that work in a ganache? ANY ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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Hi Lentil,
Cooking/Baking for those of us with dietary requirements i...
Piece of cake, huh? Al, thanks so much for your help.
Lentil, I bake cakes for the local Celiacs in our town.
Mrsp!! Thanks so much for your kind offer which I will graciously acc...
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Hi Chefpeon,
That makes perfect sense! It's your reputation/busine...
I wish you well!! I have much respect for those in your profession tha...
As lentil says, it's not really much of a "piece of cake" wh...
You might want to look into some "War Cake" recipes.
I've heard that it works pretty good for a sugar sub.
aklap, I would imagine that handing a server or a chef your card woul...
Lentil, I am praying that your cake turns out well! I forgot to menti...
I won't get into all the details here, but I want others to know the r...
I feel you are correct on the monopoly.
Thanks All!! I'll let you know how it goes.
Well, I've got the liquid ingredients in the bowl, and noticed that th...
Let me run go and check my printed out version.
Whew, the cream cheese cake is the correct recipe!
the Angel food onl...
Mrsp, the cakes are out of the oven, and they're kind of rubbery.
The cream cheese one should be similar to a pound cake.
Once due to the humidity, I had a cake come out heavy.
I was wondering how that cake turned out for you and your customers.
Mrsp,
I just got back from a few days at the beach and found your n...
I am so sorry that you had to do so many cakes to get one to turn out!...
I'd love the bread recipe if you have time to get it to me.
Hey, I don't mind helping to spread good food on to people that have t...
Many thanks, Mrsp!!
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