Category Archives: Cakes & Desserts

Banana & carrot cake

Posted on April 27, 2013 by

(Wheat free, gluten free, egg free, nut free, dairy free) SUDDENLY Sidney’s second birthday was upon us and I realised that, nope, I hadn’t spent the entire past year transforming myself into the queen of allergy friendly baking after all. … Continue reading →

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The perfect cheesecake (two ways)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

YOU’LL BE hard pressed to find a shop or deli-bought cheesecake that doesn’t contain egg, let alone wheat or nuts. But it’s actually really simple to knock up an allergy-friendly alternative that tastes just as good… and maybe even better. … Continue reading →

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Grandma’s ridiculously quick & fruity flapjacks

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Wheat free, egg free, nut free (optional: dairy free) SID’S Grandma (my husband’s Mum) is a master baker of lovely cakes – deliciously moist Victoria sponges, boozy sherry logs at Christmas, butterfly “buns” (as Yorkshire idiom would have ‘em), coffee … Continue reading →

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An old-fashioned sponge

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

(Wheat free, nut free, egg free, banana free!) The first birthday loomed and I started to fret. We’d been trotting along quite happily with a nice rotation of allergy-free homemade meals. But cake? I couldn’t let his birthday go by … Continue reading →

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