Taking Cake to Kinder need ideas of do's & don'ts ??

[smiles4u]

We are allowed to take cakes to our kindy but the rules seem to be a little different to the ones Audax is saying lol

... i think perhaps it might be Audax personal choice (she refers to herself as a Health Nazi, i have to say i thought that was funny, love it ... i refer to myself as the Crazy Mumma, harr !!) in her first post there was no mention of the rules at her child's Kinder (although i might be wrong or it could be both personal choice & Kinder rules combined ... again i might be wrong ??) !!

Well i found in Coles some bright colourful chips to decorate the cake, they are called Rainbow Chips and they come in a small clear tub. They are Egg free, Nut free, Dairy free & Gluten free They are not as small as sprinkles but not as big as smarties (btw way smarties on the box states they are made on machines of nut products like MM's someone here mentioned). And i must say these chips i have bought taste pretty good do

So at the end of the day i have covered ground well enough in case there are any children with allergies and more importantly my DD whom this is for as it' her birthay has a fun bright coloured cake as she is use to fun and colour in her life and it's not like she gets a birthday cake every day like children that don't have allergies don't

Thanks again everyone for your input and help, my job is done the Mother of a Kinder gal ROFL

P.S - Thanks Jodi i would soooo love that idea as i like to give the feel of a party for kids especially but sadly there are not a friendly bunch of Mummies at my DD's Kinder, clicky groups & those that are not approachable ... oh well only next year 4year old Kinder to go then i can say " i " survived Kinder, LOL

[Rouge]

Geeze louise Audax, you'd hate me as a mother. If someone put those restrictions on me that weren't allergy concerns I'd be handing out cake at the gate! But then I've seen what happens to children who are not taught moderation, but rather complete restriction.

We have no egg, no dairy and no nuts. But we also have a no birthday cake from home policy, because we've had too many parents who refuse to abide by the allergy restrictions. I think what you're doing smiles is wonderful

[smiles4u]

Geeze louise Audax, you'd hate me as a mother. If someone put those restrictions on me that weren't allergy concerns I'd be handing out cake at the gate! But then I've seen what happens to children who are not taught moderation, but rather complete restriction.

We have no egg, no dairy and no nuts. But we also have a no birthday cake from home policy, because we've had too many parents who refuse to abide by the allergy restrictions. I think what you're doing smiles is wonderful

... thanks heaps Rouge, yey i don't wanna do the ' wrong ' thing and i do care about others children especially if they were to have health issues with a simple cake i bought in but yeh at the same time want my DD to have a fun moment for her too

(hee hee reckon i'm doing ok for a 1st & last time Kinder Mummy )

xoxoxoxox

[Curly]

Hate to say it but technically Smarties are off the menu for nut allergy kids because they are made on the same production lines as other products containing nuts (my DS has a severe nut allergy).

Just decorate the cake with 100s and 1000s.

[smiles4u]

Hate to say it but technically Smarties are off the menu for nut allergy kids because they are made on the same production lines as other products containing nuts (my DS has a severe nut allergy).

Just decorate the cake with 100s and 1000s.

... Thanks Curly but i mentioned it in one of my post's here, yeh was in supermarket last night and read that on side of the Smarties box that they are made on production line of nut items as you said ... but thanks for mentioning it again in case anyone might have overlooked my post about it

[Astrolady]

Our Kindy is a strictly no cake kindy. They make a cupcake shape out of playdoh at the end of the session and stick candles in it for the child to blow out. The child also gets to sit in the special birthday chair.

Our Kindy is also very health concious. Not even allowed to take tubs of yoghurt which I personally think is a bit OTT. Their reasoning is a child might spill it.

[Olive]

we also have a no egg, nuts or smearable dairy rule, ive make cake for DD for play lunch, i make a crazy cake will find you a recipe, it normally has spices in it but i make it chocolate using cocoa

heres one i found online:

Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cold water
Directions
1.Sift flour, sugar, salt, soda, and cocoa together into a 9 x 13 inch ungreased cake pan. Make three wells. Pour oil into one well, vinegar into second, and vanilla into third well. Pour cold water over all, and stir well with fork.
2.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tooth pick inserted comes out clean. Frost with your favorite icing