My LO is about to turn 3 and really wants to make cupcakes for his party using my stand mixer. We love cooking together. I make amazing cupcakes. It would be great except that I have celiac. We keep a strictly gluten free kitchen (and I cook for others with celiac so i can't make an exception). LO can eat wheat, he just doesn't at home. So, would it be weird to serve gluten free cupcakes to everyone? Would it be better to buy normal cupcakes? FWIW, I regularly make gluten free cupcakes for events and people don't realize they're gluten free.
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Not weird. You have mastered the gluten free cupcake...share your gift!!
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Not even the slightest bit weird! I mean, I go to bday parties for kids with a bit allergy and they serve nut free cakes, or dairy free cakes for dairy free people. That sounds like a fun (messy) activity for you and LO.
Eta: depending on you’re gluten subs I might mention it to parents in case of allergies? But they would probably tell you ahead of time anyway.
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That is beyond sweet. And can you share your amazing gluten free cupcake recipes too?
Don't worry! If it is truly amazing then you have nothing to worry about. People worry about serving things with dietary restrictions because the taste (eg. no sugar no dairy no whatever) would be bad, but if your recipe is good then no one would notice. Not to mention some store bought cake tastes terrible anyway. It is just one time, you are not feeding them cake for life
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@irene: absolutely! This is what I use for chocolate: https://mygluten-freekitchen.com/chocolate-cupcakes-fudge-frosting-gluten-free/ (but decaf coffee instead of water) and this for funfetti: https://glutenfreebaking.com/gluten-free-funfetti-cupcakes/
And thank you. My husband reminded me that DS's party is on super bowl Sunday, so everyone can binge on gluten that night
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That sounds awesome. Do it!
The only thing I can possibly see being wrong with it is if it’s a school party and there’s a policy about no homemade things (like ours). Otherwise, it’s fine.
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Make what you want! I doubt anyone will notice or care.
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@Pollywog: thanks for sharing your recipes! What kind of gf flour do you use? And what cocoa for the chocbolate cupcakes?
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It’s your party, make what you like! I don’t see any difference between this and having hot dogs instead of pizza! If your son’s friends are anything like mine they’re only going to eat the icing anyway.
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No one will care!
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@erinbaderin: agreed.
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Not weird. We are in he habit of serving vegan baked goods since my nephew and my bff’s daughter have egg and milk allergies. Food allergies are just a reality these days.
I have a boy in my advisory/Homeroom with a gluten allergy. The kids are awesome when we bring in food for parties and always make sure we have numerous gluten-free options!!
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@starlitsky: I use king Arthur. I like it because it's allergen free and I can find it easily. Many blends have nuts or coconut and I don't want to have someone accidentally eat it who is allergic. I try to avoid bean flours in baked goods because they have a strange taste.
I use a really old container of Hershey's cocoa. I'm sure there's better stuff out there, but I am trying to use up what I have and most people love the familiar taste of Hershey's.
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Just a follow-up in case someone stumbles upon this in the archives. J loved making the cupcakes and was so proud he made them for his friends. His friends seemed to like them. All the frosting and about 90% of the cupcakes were eaten. People went back for seconds, so I think they were a hit. We will be making homemade cupcakes from here on out.
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@Pollywog: those look great! I love homemade cupcakes!
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Those look amazing! I wouldn’t think it was weird at all to be served gluten free cupcakes!
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@Pollywog: Those look awesome!
I LOVE cupcakes. I also have celiac... whenever I make cake/cupcakes for parties I typically make them GF and no one ever even notices!
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@Pollywog: those do not look homemade at all! Very nicely done!!
I LOVE cupcakes. I also have celiac... whenever I make cake/cupcakes for parties I typically make them GF and no one ever even notices!
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