OK, you'll hate this, but here's what I want from a cake that comes to kindy/childcare:
* No bright colours. In fact, I prefer no colours at all.
* If it's decorated, do it with dried fruit and maybe glace cherries. Prefer no lollies.
* Definitely no nuts. Prefer no egg as well.
* As natural and sugar-free as possible
* Large cake that is to be cut so that teachers control the portion size. Enormous cupcakes are a nightmare for us.
Smiles I think it sounds great. You can't please everyone. If the assistant didn't point out any of the kids had allergies then what you're doing should be fine.
DD's kinder had cake rules so I just took bags of lollies in for the kids in the end and they were distributed at the end of the session.
OMG now i feel stressed about this cause the assistant i have never met as she clearly works different days to when my DD is there and i just wish i had of spoken with the teacher/director then at least i would feel more confident about her information and answers now but i couldn't ring back as i rang later in day and the assistant could have answered again ... and i have no idea what she meant by ' cooked eggs ' ?? cause at first she said " ah no nuts, no fresh cream and no eggs (then there was a pause from her) oh i mean NO cooked eggs " ... What the heck does she mean ? I was thinking she might have meant like Greeks putting a boil egg in shell sitting in the middle of a cake
It would break my heart that i take the cake to Kinder on Monday morning at 9am and find out the assistant that doesn't work there on a Monday stuffed up with her info, cause it would be so upsetting for my lovely DD who is so looking forward to taking a birthday cake !!
Maybe i could take a cake that is made with no eggs, with icing made from cocoa and put dried fruit on it (glaze cherries even i couldn't eat). But just a normal size round cake tin.
no worries Audax i appreciate your advice do you have a recipe for NO egg cake for a normal size round cake tin ?? ... and what sort of dried fruit ?? Do you mean cut into itty bitty pieces ?? ... (Thanks !!)
Could you do like a banana cake with a cream cheese icing? Cut dried apricots into little strips and make them into a big 4 shape? Am I just too much of a health nazi? What about even using pale yellow icing and sprinkles? Just cut back on the colour - I have had other parents make complaints about it before.
I use "No Egg" in my cakes but you can also substitute 1 tbsp psyllium husk and 1tbsp water, or 2 tbsp jam, or 2 tbsp apple sauce, or a mashed banana to bind it. Obviously this doesn'twork for cakes that require 10 eggs, but your average kindy cake, it should be fine.
I have no idea what she means by no cooked eggs. Up here in QLD, most places aren't fussed on eggs in cakes etc, but one place I worked in Vic wouldn't even let an egg pass their doorstep, in any form, and all cakes were baked on-site, just to be sure.
We had a kid yesterday who brought these smartie and sultana biscuits sandwiched together with chocolate icing, each in an individual box. We didn't give them to the kids because we couldn't control the portions and some kids really DO go batty on too much sugar or chocolate. The child was devastated.
Meanwhile, two weeks earlier, we had a little guy in with an un-iced sugarless banana cake and his three candles. He was still proud as punch, his friends still loved it, and we were all happy as the ones who had to supervise them for the afternoon.
We are not allowed home made cakes at Kinder due to not being made in a registered kitchen, so would not be meetinng the food safety standards but allow shop brought with no nuts, cream, and if we have an egg allergy often we make a cup cake for that child
well DD1 has an egg allergy and i always had little cupcakes made with 'no egg' kept in their freezer for them to give her if there was a birthday cake on any given day.
so, basically i would just make the cake the way you wanted to make it. if you really want to get some 'no egg' from the shop to replace the egg in the cake. (cakes turn out just the same). cakes are meant to be fun. its something that happens every now and then so i think it is fine. (and i also work with children as well).
i always liked it when parents bring in cup cakes (one for each child) its much simpler than cutting up a acake into smallish bits.. however its not like i roll my eyes and hate it when a normal round/square cake is bought in.
also, it would really only be a problem if there are children there with those particular allergies. maybe call back again and ask if you need to replace the eggs etc.
try not to stress.. i think it is kinda up to the kid with the allergy's parents to provide an alternative. (and i have a kid with an allergy)
i am really sure that if you brought in the cake and you have been given the wrong info.. i doubt that they will tell you to take it home. its just that those certain kids with the allergies will miss out.
(just re-read an above post about not giving the kids the biscuit thingys- was that just something he brought in or was if for an occasion like his birthday etc?, i dunno just sounds a bit harsh to me. if it was something that i thought was way over the top i probably would have sent them home in the childrens bags and let the parent decide)
OMG i never thought something so simple would give me such a huge headache ... ahhhhh if only the Kinder teacher answered the darn phone yesterday instead of the wishy washy answering assistant
i too was surprised they would let me take a cake made with eggs, i especially figured no nuts ... Audax i googled and found a chocolate cake recipe with no eggs, might have a trial run of making one tonight and see how it goes (and tastes) and thanks for the idea of the cutting up dried apricots placing it into a number ' 4 ', reckon i will do that
Our childcare has a no cake from home policy. We pay $12 and they buy an ice cream cake so there is no concerns on most allergies. I would definitely give them another call as things are so strict these days.
Your cake sounds really good by the way.
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OMG now i feel stressed about this cause the assistant i have never met as she clearly works different days to when my DD is there and i just wish i had of spoken with the teacher/director then at least i would feel more confident about her information and answers now but i couldn't ring back as i rang later in day and the assistant could have answered again ... and i have no idea what she meant by ' cooked eggs ' ?? cause at first she said " ah no nuts, no fresh cream and no eggs (then there was a pause from her) oh i mean NO cooked eggs " ... What the heck does she mean ? I was thinking she might have meant like Greeks putting a boil egg in shell sitting in the middle of a cake
... (Thanks !!)
What about even using pale yellow icing and sprinkles? Just cut back on the colour - I have had other parents make complaints about it before.
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