Namaste chocolate cake mix and frosting suggestions

[Guest guest]

I want to try making this but it calls for 3 eggs. What would people suggest to

sub in this recipe? I normally sub flax for eggs but not sure if that would

work for 3 eggs.

 

Also, I'm trying to figure out a frosting for my son's b-day cake. We can't do

corn, gluten, soy, dairy, coconut, egg, etc. There are way too many to list but

I think I hit the big ones. Anyway, I checked the frosting recipes and they all

have stuff we can't have. Any suggestions for making a white or chocolate

frosting? It doesn't even have to taste great, just needs to work for

decorating since my son has his heart set on a construction cake.

 

Thanks

Amy

[Guest guest]

Peanut butter and cocoa?

 

Pam

 

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 8:31 PM, awilkins23<awilkins23 wrote:

>

>

> I want to try making this but it calls for 3 eggs. What would people suggest

> to sub in this recipe? I normally sub flax for eggs but not sure if that

> would work for 3 eggs.

>

> Also, I'm trying to figure out a frosting for my son's b-day cake. We can't

> do corn, gluten, soy, dairy, coconut, egg, etc. There are way too many to

> list but I think I hit the big ones. Anyway, I checked the frosting recipes

> and they all have stuff we can't have. Any suggestions for making a white or

> chocolate frosting? It doesn't even have to taste great, just needs to work

> for decorating since my son has his heart set on a construction cake.

>

> Thanks

> Amy

>

>

[Guest guest]

try this chocolate ganache frosting:

 

1/3 almond milk, unsweetened

2-3 tsps brown rice syrup or honey

 

heat in small saucepan when starts to boil, off heat, stir in dash of vanilla,

and add:

 

1 cup chocolate chips (we use the dairy-free, soy free, vegan ones--the brand

escapes me right now)

 and stir.....let it cool a bit until it gets thicker and then just pour over

the cake---it will just ooze over the cake and down the sides---

 

My kids just love this....you can pour it over cupcakes and if you use it

immediately you can drizzle it over cookies----the unused portion can be put in

the frig and eaten like pudding--YUM!

 

Got this from Christina Pirello of " Christina Cooks! " on PBS during her

Intensive Study Program at Drexel University.......she teaches

vegetarian/vegan/macrobiotic cooking

 

Susan Haggerty

 

 

 

--- On Mon, 8/24/09, awilkins23 <awilkins23 wrote:

 

 

awilkins23 <awilkins23

Namaste chocolate cake mix and frosting

suggestions

 

Monday, August 24, 2009, 10:31 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want to try making this but it calls for 3 eggs. What would people suggest to

sub in this recipe? I normally sub flax for eggs but not sure if that would work

for 3 eggs.

 

Also, I'm trying to figure out a frosting for my son's b-day cake. We can't do

corn, gluten, soy, dairy, coconut, egg, etc. There are way too many to list but

I think I hit the big ones. Anyway, I checked the frosting recipes and they all

have stuff we can't have. Any suggestions for making a white or chocolate

frosting? It doesn't even have to taste great, just needs to work for decorating

since my son has his heart set on a construction cake.

 

Thanks

Amy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I tried the namaste brand once before and it end up in the trash!

 

Lately I've been using baby squash or sweat potatoes in place of egg and for

something that calls for 3 eggs, I only use 2 baby foods. I made BRM

brownies recently and they came out perfect! Every time I add in the full

amount eggs subbed it seems too wet and doesn't bake in the middle,

especially when calling for 3 eggs!

 

If you have a butter that is safe, I beat together some softened butter and

powdered sugar to make frosting. You can add in cocoa for chocolate or

vanilla extract to make it vanilla and food color if you want/can. I use

earth balance but I'm not sure if that's free of all your restrictions.

 

Hope it works out for you!

 

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:31 PM, awilkins23 <awilkins23 wrote:

 

>

>

> I want to try making this but it calls for 3 eggs. What would people

> suggest to sub in this recipe? I normally sub flax for eggs but not sure if

> that would work for 3 eggs.

>

> Also, I'm trying to figure out a frosting for my son's b-day cake. We can't

> do corn, gluten, soy, dairy, coconut, egg, etc. There are way too many to

> list but I think I hit the big ones. Anyway, I checked the frosting recipes

> and they all have stuff we can't have. Any suggestions for making a white or

> chocolate frosting? It doesn't even have to taste great, just needs to work

> for decorating since my son has his heart set on a construction cake.

>

> Thanks

> Amy

>

>

>

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

That's what I found too Jae. If something calls for three eggs I use

2 jars of baby food Stage 1, and then add ground flax or chia seeds

(depends which is appropriate).

 

BL

 

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 9:38 PM, Jae Jones<recyclednew wrote:

>

>

> I tried the namaste brand once before and it end up in the trash!

>

> Lately I've been using baby squash or sweat potatoes in place of egg and for

> something that calls for 3 eggs, I only use 2 baby foods. I made BRM

> brownies recently and they came out perfect! Every time I add in the full

> amount eggs subbed it seems too wet and doesn't bake in the middle,

> especially when calling for 3 eggs!

[Guest guest]

The only prepackaged GF mix we foun d that we really liked was

Pamelas. It is really good - I use EnerG egg replacer. It works in

just about everything, except brownie mixes.

 

~ Susan

 

The Gluten Free Vegan Blog & Natural/Crunchy/Unconventional Living

and Mothering Blog have combined:

http://virgo-vegan.blogspot.com/

 

" I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing,

therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow

creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I

shall not pass this way again. "

-Stephen Grellet

 

On Aug 25, 2009, at 12:38 AM, Jae Jones wrote:

 

> I tried the namaste brand once before and it end up in the trash!

>

> Lately I've been using baby squash or sweat potatoes in place of

> egg and for

> something that calls for 3 eggs, I only use 2 baby foods. I made BRM

> brownies recently and they came out perfect! Every time I add in

> the full

> amount eggs subbed it seems too wet and doesn't bake in the middle,

> especially when calling for 3 eggs!

>

> If you have a butter that is safe, I beat together some softened

> butter and

> powdered sugar to make frosting. You can add in cocoa for chocolate or

> vanilla extract to make it vanilla and food color if you want/can.

> I use

> earth balance but I'm not sure if that's free of all your

> restrictions.

>

> Hope it works out for you!

>

> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 10:31 PM, awilkins23 <awilkins23

> wrote:

>

> >

> >

> > I want to try making this but it calls for 3 eggs. What would people

> > suggest to sub in this recipe? I normally sub flax for eggs but

> not sure if

> > that would work for 3 eggs.

> >

> > Also, I'm trying to figure out a frosting for my son's b-day

> cake. We can't

> > do corn, gluten, soy, dairy, coconut, egg, etc. There are way too

> many to

> > list but I think I hit the big ones. Anyway, I checked the

> frosting recipes

> > and they all have stuff we can't have. Any suggestions for making

> a white or

> > chocolate frosting? It doesn't even have to taste great, just

> needs to work

> > for decorating since my son has his heart set on a construction

> cake.

> >

> > Thanks

> > Amy

> >

> >

> >

>

>