In my family, as in many families, there are many dietary restrictions. I also have many friends through work, life, and theatre with restrictions as well. Some are self imposed, some are doctor imposed, but regardless, they are all important. I’m here to help. For many years, my husband and I were vegetarian and while this does not necessarily affect our cake consumption, it certainly made us aware of the challenges of eating out or going to friends’ houses for dinner.
I strive to include everyone in my cake baking. Whether you be vegan, vegetarian (the fondant does have gelatin in it), kosher, gluten free, or have other medical conditions like diverticulitis, I’m going to work very hard to adapt recipes or, in some cases, find different ones to suit your needs. Take, for example, the cake below.
I was making a much larger cake for a party and knew there would be several vegans in attendance so I made this cake (don’t worry, the fondant I used here for the pig did not contain gelatin and was, in fact, vegan). I always hated going to parties when I was a vegetarian and finding very little to eat, so this was my way of saying “I empathize.”
You can be certain that your diet is very important to me and I will go to great lengths to ensure that everything is perfectly prepared. Not sure if that ingredient is kosher? I will call the company for an answer. Worried about contamination for gluten free baking? All pans and utensils will be sent through the sanitize cycle in the dishwasher before using and cakes will not be prepared or baked at the same time as anything containing gluten. Following a vegan diet? I’m aware of the frowned upon nature of things like gelatin, white sugar, and honey and will exclude them from or replace them in my baking.
Let me know how I can meet your dietary needs today!
