aibu to take....

[Iwanttobeanonymous]

I have been invited to a bridal shower which is a "bring a plate of cakes or sandwiches afternoon tea event".

Original request was for veggie food. This has new been extended to dairy free, gluten free and egg free.

Is it even possible to make an edible gluten, dairy and egg free cake?? I thought of chocolate rice krispie cakes but guess the chocolate has dairy in it.

So Aibu to take some grapes!!

It is possible- google vegan cup cakes or similar and use gluten free flour instead of usual.

OTOH its a bit bridezilla-ish. Take grapes.

I'd take an effing great cream cake and eat it all myself.
Whatever next...?

I don't eat dairy, gluten or egg but I would never make such a request.

yanbu, take the grapes

YANBU however I think marshmallows might be gluten, dairy and egg free so if you want to be mrs smug from domestic-goddess town thread some kebab sticks with strawbs and marshmallows to make kebabs or spear just one of each on each cocktail stick (mini flag ones get extra points) and let the compliments for doing absolutely bugger all (but prettily) flow

Tbh, it's a bridal shower which is a stupid bloody idea anyway.

I'd either not go or take a huge plate of lovely cakes. I'd bet they'll be gone in seconds. Gluten-free stuff is usually vile and I pity anyone who has to eat it for medical reasons.

The Rice Krispies probably have gluten in too, so I wouldn't bother making them. Fruit sounds like a safe bet!

I've never heard such bloody nonsense. The organiser should cater for her guests who have eating disorders/whims etc.

Take fruit, people who made such specific requests should being their own food catering to that.

Marshmallows wouldn't be vegetarian though

I would be worrying about what the wedding reception is going to be like..

www.theglutenfreevegan.com/tag/gluten-free-cookies/

Oh I missed the veggie bit

OP make sure you eat well before you go, looks like it will be a rather spartan affair!

Id just take a packed lunch and a flask of tea for myself

Bridal shower my arse.

For dairy-free, egg-free chocolate cake, wacky cake is your friend.

Can't help you with gluten. Are you sure they have to be all three?

P.S. above cake is delicious, even to people who can eat cadbury's! And it's a very forgiving cake recipe.

I'm sure you can get vegan marshmallows.

But that's not the point. What a load of preciousness. OP, I'd take grapes and/or other nice fruit, as you suggest and a mahoosive cake to yourself, and if questioned say you found that baking brief too fiddly so thought you'd bring something else that everyone can enjoy.

YADNBU! My husband has coeliac disease, and can't have dairy or egg either. I can absolutely guarantee any suitable cake will taste and have the texture of sadness.

Also if we're going to a party my husband always takes his own food because he knows it's an absolute pain in the arse to cater for someone like him. :)

"Taste and have the texture of sadness"

I like to bake, I'm pretty good at it, and I'd take that as a challenge and probably spend several days attempting to come up with something really cool. It must be a pain in the arse to have that many allergies/intolerances and whoever has that request being made for them would probably enjoy it if something nice they can eat is brought along.

However if I was organising a bring a dish party I'd never make a request like that, your average guest is likely to break out in hives at the thought of that kind of ingredient requirement. It is far too hard to be reasonable to impose on lots of different cooks. If it were my party, and I had one or multiple guests with those kind of dietary restrictions coming, I'd make sure to cater for them myself so that there would be nice things they could have, I'd also assume that those guests' contributions would be safe for them, and let everyone else do their own thing. So YANBU.

Marshmallows have gelatine. Not vege.
Stuffed peppers, salad, dips.

My dad can't eat gluten, I make him gluten free cakes, they're lush! I have to stop the kids eating them over the non gluten free ones (which I make because the ingredients are cheaper). They are dairy free too, but not egg free.

I do think it's a bit picky for a bring and share though!

Is a bridal shower a hen do? Or a whole other new thing?

Take the grapes.

How about taking some sort of rice dish?