Erin McKenna (1) (1976–)

Wow! Gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan recipes for DESSERTS! O my, o my! Makes me want to run out and buy a lot of coconut oil/milk, rice flour and xanthum gum! Donuts, seriously, donuts, that are baked, not fried. A "Mounds"-like candy. An ice-cream cake. AND they have a bakery in NYC, LA and Orlando! My beloved daughter, Riley (allergic to dairy and beef) is going to NYC for a chorus trip next spring...wonder if they'd let her go visit the bakery and indulge! I do remember, after stalking their website and FB page, about Anne Hathaway having her wedding cake from there, read it in People magazine. Time to try some new recipes!
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In theory this is a great cookbook. I want to make everything Erin has to offer me. But in practice, the ingredients are ridiculous (only a specific kind of soy powder will work? Really?!) and the results are never as good as when I visit Babycakes.
After the first cookbook came out, I was talking to a girl at Babycakes in FL and she told me that McKenna had to alter the recipes for the book. That the ingredients they use in the bakery cannot be bought by the average home cook. So they made changes to get the recipes as close as they could. Which means I'll never be able to replicate the cookie sandwiches I gladly overpay for in the bakery.
So why bother?… (altro)

In theory this is a great cookbook. I want to make everything Erin has to offer me. But in practice, the ingredients are ridiculous (only a specific kind of soy powder will work? Really?!) and the results are never as good as when I visit Babycakes.
After the first cookbook came out, I was talking to a girl at Babycakes in FL and she told me that McKenna had to alter the recipes for the book. That the ingredients they use in the bakery cannot be bought by the average home cook. So they made changes to get the recipes as close as they could. Which means I'll never be able to replicate the cookie sandwiches I gladly overpay for in the bakery.
So why bother?… (altro)