Gluten Free Ideas

We recently realized that our family had an alarming number of symptoms of Gluten Intolerance. Gluten Intolerance Symptoms

We just went cold turkey. We were off the Gluten! A week before the twins 7th Birthday. YIKES!! How do you tell a seven year old who has had 6 years of Birthday Cakes, ‘Sorry, no more Birthday Cakes for you!’? Well, you don’t. You just get creative & figure out what they can have & work with that.

Being super new to the Gluten free world of baking, I didn’t want to risk anything too complicated. Have you ever seen Cake Boss? Cake Boss

The kids love it so we watch it on Netflix. They use a ton of Rice Crispy Treats to give the cakes shape. It gave me the idea to make a cake using JUST Rice Crispy Treats. Here is the classic recipe: Rice Crispy Treats Side note: Look for the cereal box labeled Gluten Free (others have Barley Malt). I didn’t say they were sugar free because after I shaped everything, I covered the cakes in buttercream frosting!! They turned out great & the kids loved them.

Happy 7th Birthday, Frances & Ford!!!