Comments on: Dairy Free, Soy Free Sugar Free Icing (Dye free too!)

By: Sonia

Sonia — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:43:28 +0000

My son is gluten/dairy/egg/nuts/seeds free (allergies). He is also highly salicylates sensitive. and the only fruit he can have is pear. So my question is will this icing work with rice bran oil and pear?

I am no baker on top of it so try to make a everything free and flavour free cake that would taste reasonable, seems almost impossible to me. But will try for my son’s sake. he is turning 5 and has never had cake due to his allergies and food intolerance.

Thanks

By: alea

alea — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 20:19:41 +0000

yay!! Tracey you made my day! i’m so happy it worked out- if there is anything at all you’d like a recipe for, you just let me know and i’ll do the research :D i’m so glad to help. :D
alea

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 14:56:19 +0000

thank you thank you thank you! It was my daughter’s birthday on Wednesday and although there are plenty of gluten, egg, dairy, soya free cake recipes online, this is the only icing recipe that was anywhere near suitable for my gluten, egg, dairy, soya and sugar free daughter. I used maple syrup, raspberries and coconut oil for the substitutes, the icing was tastey and looked like traditional icing! Being able to make a traditional looking cake for my teenager was important to me. Thank you!!!

By: alea

alea — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:35:01 +0000

Hi Denise! i just found a great tip on making naturally blu icing, I’ll post the link here for you- seems to work pretty well! http://wholenewmom.com/recipes/natural-blue-food-coloring-dye-just-in-time-for-easter/

By: Denise

Denise — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 22:39:58 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your experiment! Those icing colors are gorgeous. Any ideas on how to make blue?

By: alea

alea — Sat, 19 May 2012 15:35:27 +0000

Hi there Briel!

I’m so thrilled you put together a chocolate version! That must be delicious :D
So for the vanilla version, if memory serves correctly, for vanilla i use the organic palm shortening, macadamia nut butter or home made cashew butter, vanilla (vanilla bean is even better), a little almond extract, and honey. In order for it to not be too runny, i put it in the freeze for a little bit before piping it… Hope that helps? Let me know how it goes! :)
alea

By: Briel

Briel — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:13:33 +0000

Hello! I have been playing with your recipe for awhile now and made a great chocolate version with your inspiration. I am having serious difficulty with a vanilla frosting and wanted to ask you how you made your white frosting. Mine is WAAAy to runny when I try to make white frosting.

Also, I wanted to ask: Is it palm shortening you are using or something else? I switched to that because it it cheaper but it is not as firm as the coconut oil and I was wondering if that is why I am having difficulties?

Many thanks!

By: Gluten Free Vegan Chocolate Cake (sugar free, dairy free, xanthan free) | My Real Food Life

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:46:37 +0000

[…] But no more tears on that one, peeps. :) This cake will just blow your mind. No, I am not kidding. Its dark. Velvety. Thick. Rich. Soft. Holds together. Xanthan free. You are going to get a taste of this gorgeousness. AND. I must add. Stay tuned. That icing up there- its soy free, dairy free, and refined sugar free. And it tastes AMAZING. And its also great for piping and decorating. Its a good life. I swear. :D Here is the soy/dairy/sugar/dye free icing recipe for the picture above. Here are more icing recipes for different ‘colours’ and flavours. […]

By: alea

alea — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:55:27 +0000

Hi Ashley!
I’ve had some luck cooking peaches and mango til they are really thick, jam consistency for yellow. I bet a pinch of tumeric would be great! Asfor nut butters- if yo uare nut free it might be better to just omit them- i’m not sure if the fibre and starchiness of beans will blend with the other ingredients, but you never know – might be worth a shot! if you can have coconut, yo ucould also try coconut butter? best of luck! alea

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:50:29 +0000

Hey I just came across this post and I think I’ll try it out soon. I have family that needs dairy free so whenever we get together I need creative thinking for desserts. Anyway, some people asked if there was any non nut butters and what do you know….coconut butter! simply put a ton of shredded, non sweetened, organic coconut into a food processor and turn it on…and leave it, leave, leave it, until it becomes “buttery”. Add water if necessary. So yummy.