Vegan birthday cake for 25 kids

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I’m struggling to find anywhere I can get a vegan birthday cake large enough unless I order a bespoke one and the quote I’ve had so far are between £90-110. I love good quality cake but with everything else it’s adding up, just to add the is just one vegan kid at the party but wouldn’t it been mean to just provide them a vegan cupcake (I’ve had some gorgeous vegan cakes so that’s definitely not an issue). I’ve never baked a vegan cake but I’m an okay baker in general however that’s obviously more time consuming… do I just suck it up and order an expensive bespoke cake🙈😬? Any suggestions please? Tia x

The cake you linked is vegetarian but not vegan.

SnowdaySewday it is and my question is now about the size as I have decided what I will do in terms of the vegan cake.

That's interesting, why not ?

Google the recipe for ‘wacky cake’.
it is a vegan chocolate cake that has been around for decades (my mum’s go to cake in the 80s even though we weren’t a vegan family).
it has no junky fillers (any shop bought cake will have these even if not vegan), and it is moist and delicious.

not sure what you can do regarding vegan frosting though? Maybe a chocolate mirror glaze?

Hi OP, sorry but that M&S cake is vegetarian not vegan. It contains egg and milk so definitely not suitable for vegans.

Mmm. Mirror glaze has gelatinous in it.
not sure if a vegan substitute like agar would work?

Yeah, I would hesitate over a vegan cake. I know quite a few people who are highly allergic to legumes (peas, chick peas, peanuts). Make sure you let your guests know that it's a vegan cake, OP.

Hi OP,

I'd get the two tiered one. I would perhaps add an extra cake to this if you know you will have a lot of parents.

I would get a vegan cupcake or small cake from Sainsburys or somewhere for vegan/egg/dairy free ones.

bookish83 yeah at least one parent per child so I think I'll get it ordered today. Thanks

Yes she knows. She's getting a different cake for the vegan child.

I'm vegan and would be chuffed with my own cupcake and would never expect the whole birthday cake to be vegan just for me!

Obviously when it throw a party for my kids everything is vegan as it's fine for all... and if there's a gluten free kid I buy them a separate cake etc.

For the last birthday, I did 2 large cakes and 6 small dairy free cupcakes.

Dairy free was sick at the last moment.

Mum was happy that child needs consider.

Some parties just have store bought caterpillar - no choice and not vegan.

Cupcakes are fine!

@Dartmoorcheffy @AutumnVibes Are you not aware that it's very difficult to replicate some ingredients in recipes? So in order to replace the function of an egg for example in the cake, you need to replace it with a range of chemical which do the same job to ensure it sticks together and rises and then holds the rise. I don't want to eat lots of random manufactured ingredients - processed food is by it's nature unhealthy.

If you want to eat a nutritionally inferior diet with loads of additives it it, it is completely up to you (hopefully you don't inflict it on your children), but I don't want to - and that is my (healthier) choice.

If you don't believe me, just look at the ingredients next time you buy a substituted product.

Such big costs for cakes. Can’t believe that people spend so much. A basic cake shop bought cake will cost much less and you can melt chocolate over it yourself. A vegan cup cake from the supermarket is a good idea. The kids won’t care and neither will the parents. They might be relieved that you kept it simple as it gives them validation to keep parties simple too.

Do you ask for a full nutritional breakdown on everything served at kids parties @underneaththeash ? 🙄

That's a really good point ButterCrackers. I think I feel the pressure slightly due to some of the parties we've been too but I don't want other parents to feel they have to follow suit and maybe feel inadequate...

Nope - I just avoid processed vegan crap in general.

I have a child with a milk and egg allergy so we get Vegan cakes from Hummingbird Bakery for her bday. We serve them to all the guests and no one notices they are vegan. Probably only helpful if you live in London though!

@underneaththeash avoiding processed crap is a good idea, but not all vegan food is like that. It's entirely possible to make really nice, nutritionally balanced vegan food, including baking. It's just that, like so many things, store-bought products tend to be full of rubbish. Yesterday, for example, I made some really nice organic vegan pancakes. I can also make an (admittedly less nice, but I'm working on it!) edible vegan 'cheese'cake. I'm not vegan, but my DC has a dairy allergy so we often make vegan recipes.

One problem with vegan recipes, though, is that they often involve nuts and/or legumes, which can be triggers for allergic reactions - so, it's a good idea to check and let people know in case there's a guest with an allergy.

Non-awful egg substitutes can include banana, flaxseeds, chia seeds, silken tofu, even puréed apple. They aren't direct substitutes, so you do need to adapt the recipes, but none of them are overly processed.

It’s cake, not a vitamin B12 shot Gwyneth, calm down.

But other processed crap like cocktail sausages, party eggs, burger cheese etc. are ok? 🤣

Op you sound lovely. You can make a cheap cake using a Betty Crocker mix and make it vegan by using a can of pop too. Works really well. Otherwise the co op, sainsburys etc all have vegan cupcakes and small cakes. The bosh one serves about 6 for £3.50 and is yummy.

@underneaththeash you realise a vegan cake can be far more healthy than a none vegan cake?! Eg my friend bakes using Aquafaba (the water from chickpeas) or banana? Not that a kids birthday party is the place to worry about food! It’s treat food not every day food - cake isn’t supposed to be a health food. Hopefully you are consistent and avoid things like sausage rolls as processed meat has been recognised as a carcinogen! Vegan cakes haven’t that’s for sure...

I would need to know then as I am allergic to bananas.

Just let people know - most will be fine but there may be some alternatives that won't work for everyone. You can't please everyone though

Asda do a lovely vegan and nut free chocolate cake.

Here is the link

I like.it because it explicitly says on the box that it is milk, egg and nut free unlike other cakes which come with a disclaimer that it might contain these ingredients. We had two dairy and egg free kids for Dd's birthday and I got this. It was lovely.

Where are you doing the party? At most venues you are not allowed to serve your own cake and just pack it up in boxes or napkins for the kids to take home in their party bag. So the vegan kid probably wouldn't even notice if it's different to the others.