Birthday Bashes

Have your cake and eat it, too.

Here’s a sample of allergy-friendly cupcakes—all are free from eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and sesame; many are also gluten- and dairy-free. Some of these are simple enough to bake on a school night for a delightful surprise in a Friday lunch box, others take a few days of planning, prep and execution. All of them taste as sweet as they look. Enjoy!

Black and Whites, but make them cupcakes! This icing couldn't be any easier to pipe either...
A classic combo of chocolate cake and chocolate frosting, which by themselves is a treat—a sprinkle of decorations makes them fancy
Vanilla cupcakes get the star treatment with orange creamsicle icing in white, yellow and pink. Five point fondant gold stars sparkle with sugar crystals and the blinged out gold and pink party pick was added for the birthday girl
The day we discovered allergy-friendly edible glitter changed everything. Everything.
The assignment was vanilla cupcakes for a Trolls' themed birthday party—do you see it? We think Poppy would approve!
Again with the dot decoratifs, but this time with Grandma's $300 Frosting on her famous chocolate fudge birthday cake. No, it doesn't actually cost that much, but it tastes like it does
If you haven't heard of the Teal Pumpkin Project yet, you will soon! These vanilla on vanilla cupcakes were part of a Halloween celebration and tricked out with surprisingly safe versions of the guest's favorite candies—can you guess which ones? We'v
Feeling artistic? These cute little palettes were inspired by a party at one of those Paint-Your-Own places—you've probably got one somewhere near you, too? While these were for budding young artists, we've got the adult versions with icing laced wit
Do you know a stargazer? If you do, these galaxy swirl cupcakes will make their night. With or without the sprinkles, colorful icings swirl like the galaxies above and shine at any event. We especially like them for backyard camping
If you like coffee, these tiramisu twirls topped with chocolate are an elegant nightcap. Everything looks—and tastes—pretty sexy with a sprinkle of espresso and cocoa topped with a Top-8-Free shard of the darkest, richest coffee

You’re never too old for a cupcake.

No kid—of any age—should ever be left out of a party because of food allergies. Ever.

Get in touch to get recipes that work for you and your crew. And, please, whatever you do, don’t wait until the night before ;)

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