As I said on Tuesday, I don't allow Tyler to eat anything from a bakery. If a person at any bakery knows about cross contamination, they will tell you that they can't guarantee a bakery food's safety. There are too many nuts floating around and a peanut speck might fly into a nut free product.
This leaves a bit of a quandary at birthday time. For the last 3 years we've been dealing with a milk and egg allergy so my cake options were very, very limited. As a result, I had one recipe I used. It had a slightly odd taste. But what small child cares? I always made a nutless carrot carrot cake for the adults at the party to spare them from eating the "weird" one.
In January Tyler is turning 4 and he can eat many types of cakes now. Things like taste and appearance are important. He has even requested a Lightening McQueen (from the movie "Cars") cake. So what's a PA mom to do?
Sign up for cake decorating classes, of course! Even though Tyler's birthday is several months away, Dylan's 2nd birthday is next month. I really want Tyler to be able to eat some of his cake. He's always had a "special" cake and I don't want that this year. So, I swallowed my pride and went to a cake shop about 5 minutes from my house and signed up for classes.
I started this past Tuesday and I think it's going to be pretty cool. There were 8 of us and, of course, I was the only one in there that signed up for medical reasons. When I told them my issue, they all gave a collective gasp.
The teacher warned me about the colorings and flavorings she recommended. She told me "they might be processed in a facility with peanuts." I was already a step ahead of her, as I had taken down all of the names of the companies for research. It appears that the coloring is safe but I'm still waiting to hear back on the flavorings. We can live without those anyway.
So, for the next few Tuesday nights, I'll be in class...decorating cakes...all for my love of Tyler. You can bet I'll be posting progress reports and pitiful pictures (seriously, I'll do anything for a compliment!)
So move over Martha Stewart, here comes Robyn the PA Mom!!
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Good for you Robyn. My little guy just turned two and I went through the same thing. I went ahead and decorated a cake, it was so much fun. I am so glad that I did, now I want to take the classes. It can be very rewarding. Nobody thought I made it.
What a fantastic idea - I'm thinking I may need to do the same thing! :-) Can't wait to see your pics!!
Karen says, "You go girl!!" Also waiting for pictures over here!
Hi,
i just posted a comment under "safe places to eat" so I am sorry for the repeat...
If you are in the Detroit area and are in need of a nut free bakery, try The Bake Station. They have 2 locations, one in Farmington and one in southfield. They are a Kosher Jewish bakery and are COMPLETELY nut free! I discovered them last year when I was throwing a large communion party and realized my lopsided creations, just wouldn't work. They were inexpensive, yummy and beautiful!
April in South Lyon
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