Hi. I am making 750 cupcakes for 2 schools. The cupcakes have to be lactose and peanut free. That i am aware, Duncan Hines is peanut free but i have to have a receipe for the icing that has to be lactose. Can anyone help me out please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's a site with nice b/c recipes:

http://www.sweetcelebrations.us/Recipes/BUTTERCREAMS.htm

Just use either all shortening or shortening/margarine or all margarine when making frosting - not butter. (Must be Fleischmann's unsalted.)

Substitute water for any milk called for in recipe.

HTH

I thought I read recently that Duncan Hiens was made in a factory that may contain peanuts. You might want to check the box to be sure.

Here's a post from May 2007 (allergy chatboard) that indicates DH cake mix is not processed in a plant that shares equipment with peanuts:

http://uumor.pair.com/nutalle2/peanutallergy/Forum18/HTML/000541.html

Also, I checked a box on DH yellow cake and didn't see that warning.

However, to err on the side of caution - here's their 800 number: 1-800-362-9834

HTH