Cake recipe for dairy allergy

Stillharbor · September 2013

LO's 1st b-day is coming up and she's allergic to dairy. Most cake mixes contain dairy and I don't want to shell out the extra money for a cake mix from a health food store. (I like to try out recipes before I present them.). Most of the recipes that call for dairy I can use almond milk in place of ECM, however, I'm concerned about introducing nut on her first b-day and worst case scenario, she's allergic. Do you think I should be concerned or would cake and icing made with almond milk be okay? Does anone have a REALLY good white/yellow cake recipe that's dairy free/nut free?

shotzie · September 2013

This is the recipe I use. It's dairy, soy, egg, and nut free.

https://familynature.wordpress.com/2009/03/20/orange-cake-vegan-or-not-youll-love-this/

I halve the amount of granulated sugar it calls for.

I use the recipe for cupcakes. I've never made it as a cake. It's what we serve at our girls' bday parties. I also bring them for my girls to have when we attend bday parties.

Here's the icing: https://familynature.wordpress.com/2009/03/23/vegan-or-not-vanilla-icing/

For the icing, I use canola oil and orange juice as the liquids. I know it sounds gross, but it's really good! And the orange just comes across as sweet. It doesn't have an overwhelming orange flavor.

Nita14701 · September 2013

For my LO's cake I used rice milk because she hasn't been introduced to nuts yet. I figured the rice milk would be better since she has had rice cereal and did not have any issues.

klyann · September 2013

I can't remember the brand but I found boxed cake mix at Target that didn't contain dairy. It was a major brand like Duncan or Pillsbury. Then I mixed it with a can of pumpkin instead of using butter. There was canned icing that was dairy free too. Although they both contain a lot of junk otherwise. I served regular cupcakes for the guests of the party.

DD didn't even touch her cake so I'm glad I didn't go to too much trouble!