I have been asked to do a cake for a baby shower coming up on August 16th.

I am doing a small belly cake for the shower covered with buttercream and fondant.

I received an email today from the person throwing the shower stating that there would be a family member there who suffers from a milk allergy.

Most of my cakes are home made, using milk, butter, cream or what ever the recipe calls for.

I could do a cake mix and doctor it but am worried that in may contain some form of dairy...does anyone have a chocolate recipe that does not use any dairy?

Thanks for reading and looking forward to your input

Here's a highly rated scratch chocolate cake recipe:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Dark-Chocolate-Cake-I/Detail.aspx

Just substitute margarine for the butter and you should be good to go.

HTH

Thank you so much

You're most welcome.

word of caution ...i have milk allergies and i can only eat "country crock margarine." all of the other margarines cause reactions to me, so please be aware of that. read the ingredients to any margarine brands, even though they are margarines, many do contain ingredients that will cause reactions to those who have milk allergies.

FYI-- You can try to google Wacky Cake... some recipes call for oil instead of butter. My friend has a son with a milk allergy and she loves the recipe. She uses it when ever she needs a choc cake.

Have fun!!

My son has a milk allergy, so I am also very used to reading labels and cooking for him. Most margarines have milk in them. The "Earth Balance" soy margarine is milk-free. You can also use butter-flavored Crisco in place of butter, but the result will never be the same.

All cake mixes I have ever read the labels for have milk in them.

Here are a couple of milk free recipes:

(White or Angel Food cake) Gone with the Wind Cake.

Eggless, Milkless, Butterless Chocolate Cake.

I have made the chocolate one, I find it to be ok - a little bland, but not bad. However, my son didn't like it. But he's a picky little turd.

Also, you can't use any butter in your buttercream. And if you use shortening-based, don't use the recipe that calls for Dream Whip, because that has milk in it too.

It's the perfect occasion for Wilton Class Buttercream.

Fleischmann's unsalted stick margarine doesn't contain any dairy products.

HTH