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I was so surprised the other day when I received an email asking me if I would like to review Betty Crocker’s new Gluten Free Dessert Mixes. I couldn’t believe that a company as big as Betty Crocker would be interested in what I had to say about their desserts, but I was terribly flattered and very excited to try the mixes out.
I have such a big pet peeve about Matthew being invited to parties where the host or hostess doesn’t provide Matthew with food he can eat. I was not brought up that way and I would never consider inviting a guest, especially a child, to a party were I did not have something that they could also enjoy. For Matthew’s birthday we invited another child that had even more dietary restrictions than Matthew, but I made sure we had food the child could eat and cupcakes he could enjoy. You would not believe how happy this child was. He came in the house and asked me if it was true that he could eat off the buffet and that he would be able to eat the birthday cake. He absolutely beamed as I showed him all the food he could enjoy. It made me feel good to know that all of Matthew’s guests could partake of his party food.
So when I saw that Betty Crocker had created dessert mixes I was thrilled because Betty Crocker is a well trusted household name, and can be found in any super market. Now people that normally wouldn’t know what to offer Matthew as a dessert at a party can easily stop by their grocery store, pop down the baking isle and grab a box of Betty Crocker cake mix. They can easily make gluten free (and casein free) cupcakes, cookies or brownies, and Matthew, and other kids like him, could be part of the party.
Betty Crocker offers chocolate and vanilla cake, chocolate chip cookies and brownie mixes. The back of the box only gives gluten free directions, that is, they tell you to use butter, but their website gives butter free directions, which in all reality simply tells you to substitute Crisco for the butter in equal parts. I would like to see them put this on the box to make it easier for those of us that are also casein free, but it is such a great start. And some people that are not GFCF savvy may not realize these can be made casein free without explicitly being told.
I decided to try the vanilla cake mix and make cupcakes for the boys. They absolutely loved them. I iced some in vanilla and some in chocolate icing, and the boys have been asking for both. So to make them happy I have been cutting them in half and letting them share. I can’t wait to try out the chocolate chip cookie mix because it is extremely hard to find a good home baked gluten free/casein free cookie. The vanilla cake mix has a nice texture and a good taste, now all Betty Crocker needs to do is give us GFCF icing too!
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This contest is open to US residents 18 years and older. This contest will end 11:59 PM EDT, August 3, 2009. I will use Random.org random number generator to choose the winner. The winner will have 48 hours to claim the prize or another winner will be chosen.
I learned I can use these without butter. The recipes are on the website.