Gluten, Nut, Egg & Dairy-Free Celebration Cakes


  
   05 Dec 12
Have you been asked to make a vegan wedding cake and don’t know where to start? Or would you like to give your child with an allergy the perfect birthday cake? Perhaps you’re baking special treats for a big family gathering and you need to cater for one or more special diet. Gluten, Nut, Egg & Dairy-Free Celebration Cakesby Gemma McFarlane is the ultimate reference guide to baking and decorating for those with special dietary requirements.

Gemma McFarlane has catered for many allergy sufferers with great success and passes on her valuable knowledge in this unique book. She includes recipes for dairy-free, wheat-free, gluten-free and vegan celebration cakes and cookies, all with nut-free options, as well as tips on how to successfully decorate cakes with allergen-free icings and coverings such as sugarpaste and chocolate ganache. Gemma shares with the reader the contents of her own wheat-, gluten- and lactose-free store cupboard, along with useful information about popular sugarcraft products and the allergens they contain.

Divided into sections for different diets, this book features recipes for fillings and modelling pastes, plus 15 beautifully decorated celebration cakes for all occasions. An essential for cake-makers everywhere, this myth-busting book covers everything you need to know about making and decorating cakes for special diets.

Author Profile
After starting out as a hospital commis chef, Gemma McFarlane soon became head cook in a home for children and young adults with severe learning difficulties. In this time she catered for many people with gluten-free, lactose-free, egg-free and sodium-free diets, adapting regular dishes to suit individual needs. This job made her determined to be able to offer everyone the same meal choices, and she began researching and experimenting with different ingredients.

While working as a pastry chef, she produced a range of vegan, gluten-free and lactose-free cakes. She now has a City and Guilds in Sugarcraft and in 2006, Gemma started her own business, Iced Gem Cakes, which makes special diet celebration cakes and supplies to local cafés.

Published December 2012 by B. Dutton Publishing Ltd., RRP £16.99.
Available from bookshops and direct from the publisher at www.squires-shop.com.
Hardback; 128pp + cover and jacket; full colour throughout
ISBN 978-1-905113-41-5

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