I Have A Friend Allergic To Gluten....

[skiweaver9]

So ihave a friend who is allergic to gluten. And its her birthday. Ive offered to make her a cake. I have a gluten free recipe so the cake is no problem, but i want to decorate it and have no idea if the ingredients (IN the ingredients) have gluten in them....I know that vanilla extract contains gluten but I hear that mcCormik vanilla doesnt.....so i think im good on that.

I got a list of things from her boyfriend that she can't eat, but i can't tell if these are in the recipe. Can someone help me?

My icing recipe:

powdered sugar

salt

vanilla (use clear if possible to keep icing white)

milk

water

Light Corn Syrup

what he told me she can't eat is:

Dextrin

Malt or Malt Vinegar

Monosodium glutamate

Soy sauce

Carmel color

Modified food starch or modified starch

Any idea if the above recipe is safe??

[aorona]

looks safe to me. Just be sure to read the ingredients and make sure it does not say that is was manufactured in a plant that also processes wheat.

[skiweaver9]

looks safe to me. Just be sure to read the ingredients and make sure it does not say that is was manufactured in a plant that also processes wheat.

i was mostly concerned about the corn syrup and powdered sugar.

How do i know it it was manu in a plant that processes wheat?

[JNBunnie1]

i was mostly concerned about the corn syrup and powdered sugar.

How do i know it it was manu in a plant that processes wheat?

There are gluten free frosting mixes in health food stores along with gluten free cake mixes. Remember, you can't use one of your baking pans, better to use a throwaway aluminum pan.

If she can do dairy, a really good frosting is 1 package cream cheese, 1 container Ricemellow creme. It's the health-food version of Fluff, it's gluten free. I love that frosting.

[Katester]

That is SO nice of you to take up such a task like that!!! I know many of my friends would never even think about making me a cake and go through the trouble to check all iffy ingredients. You seem like a great friend. =)

[skiweaver9]

That is SO nice of you to take up such a task like that!!! I know many of my friends would never even think about making me a cake and go through the trouble to check all iffy ingredients. You seem like a great friend. =)

Well thank you. Yeah and i am making an exceptional gluten free cake. It is an AMAZING recipe, its a flourless cake and literally tastes like a chocolate cheesecake. It is soo good that i even make it for NON celiac people lol.

I wasn't really concerned about the cake because i know taht is safe, b ut i want to decorate it with cornelli lace and stars from my royal icing recipe. Otherwise its kind of a boring looking cake.

She better eat it though! After all this trouble!!!

[samcarter]

Vanilla extract does not contain gluten. Just for future reference.