Welcome!

Welcome to my cupkake blog. Why is it spelled that way, you ask? Cupkake is an old family nickname, so it seemed appropriate for someone wishing to create delicious, allergy-friendly desserts!

As a family faced with the daily challenges of food allergies, we've come to realize how hard it is to find--and trust--good, "safe" treats for folks with allergies. Our oldest daughter is not quite 3 and is allergic to eggs, milk, and peanuts. Baking has become both a pleasure and a necessity for our family and we're ultimately hoping to provide a safe "made-to-order" cupkakery for allergic individuals in our community. Our cupkakes are free of milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish--and I'll be working on figuring out some wheat-free and soy-free options as well to round out the "Top 8 Food Allergens."

For now, we're trying out various recipes, tweaking them, and perfecting our baking and decorating skills. This blog is designed to illustrate this journey for interested readers. At this time, we won't be posting the recipes themselves (if you want to bake your own, we highly recommend the book "Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World), but will instead detail the successes, insights, and challenges we're sure we'll face along the way! Please bear with us as we work on our decorating--at the current time, we're still gathering our decorating tools and practicing with them!

We hope you'll enjoy sharing this journey with us, dear readers--we know we'll enjoy sharing it with you!