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

[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

[nickle730]

Not even allowed to take tubs of yoghurt which I personally think is a bit OTT. Their reasoning is a child might spill it.

I reckon that's OTT, too! I've never heard of a dairy allergy which can be set off by contact (unlike nuts and shellfish)?? I think the child would need to ingest the dairy.

Our kinder has a no-nut policy, which I think is fairly standard these days. Home made cakes or bickies are always welcome. More welcomed than preservative-laden cakes from the supermarket! The kids with allergies have suitable cake in the freezer, which is defrosted so that they can celebrate with the birthday kid. This cake is supplied by the parent of the child with the allergy.

We don't have any parent's who don't like their child to partake in the odd slice of brightly coloured, sugar-containing cake for any reason other than allergies. I am very happy for my kids to sing happy birthday and enjoy a piece of cake. If a parent did have a problem with it, I would suggest that they discuss this with the teacher and perhaps supply a suitable alternative for their own child so that that child might join in the celebration. I don't think all the kids should miss out on a treat because one or two parent's object on the grounds that it's not 'healthy'.

So, to the OP... IMO you should make a nice cake, ensure that none of the ingredients or decorations contain nuts (or traces of) use No Egg if you're concerned (we had a child in my daughter's kinder with an egg allergy and the No Egg works a treat in cakes Most parent's CHOSE to use this product so that the little girl with the allergy could eat the same cake as everyone else... none of the kids even noticed the difference). Decorate the cake with some icing and 100's and 1000's. Take a list of all the cake ingredients to kinder with the cake and be proud of your home made efforts!! When did making a birthday cake for a bunch of kids become so stressful????

You've probably baked it by now, smiles... how did it turn out???