Dance Like A Cupcake ~ New Cookbook by Alannah

Hello! My name is Alannah! I am 10 years old, I am in 5th grade and I am a girl boss.

I am working on writing my very first cookbook. Want to know why? Because my little brother is allergic to five of the top eight food allergens. He can’t drink milk! He can’t eat eggs, tree nuts, peanuts, or soy. He also can’t eat foods with sesame seeds or pork. It’s a lot and it makes me so sad when he can’t eat things that I like to eat.

Alannah's little brother

I love to eat dessert, especially cupcakes! My brother used to miss out on a lot of desserts because they were made with ingredients he couldn't have. With the help of my mom, I learned how to make desserts and snacks for him and now I come up with my own recipes. It's so much fun! I am working hard to self-publish my cookbook, called Dance Like a Cupcake! I love when I eat a dessert that's so good, it makes you start dancing!

Sometimes it's hard to have a brother with food allergies because there are times when it's hard to find a restaurant to eat in, especially because we live overseas. I also worry about him staying safe. When he has a reaction to food, I feel scared. I want to keep him safe and I can help do that for him and other kids by sharing my recipes. Although my brother isn't allergic to gluten or wheat, I am trying to make all the recipes in my cookbook easy to make gluten free.

My cookbook will be out early next year and I am super excited! I want to bring awareness to people, bring families together and make everyone Dance Like a Cupcake!!

Visit my website www.DanceLikeACupcake.com and contribute to my cookbook publishing process at https://www.gofundme.com/DanceLikeACupcake.

Before I go, I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes with you.
Super Yummy Banana Nice Cream Sundae
Ingredients:
4 frozen bananas (cut each banana into 3 pieces)
2 tsp of vanilla rice or flax milk
1 tsp of vanilla
5 tbsp of dairy free mini chocolate chips
3-4 tbsp of sunflower seed butter
Directions:

1. Pulse bananas, rice/flax milk, vanilla in a food processor until thick and smooth
2. Pour ½ of mixture into a loaf pan
3. Top with 2 tbsp. of dairy free mini chocolate chips and 1 tbsp. of sunflower seed butter
4. Fold mixture lightly
5. Pour the second ½ of mixture into the same loaf pan
6. Top with 2 more tbsp. of dairy free mini chocolate chips and 1 more tbsp. of sunflower seed butter
7. Fold mixture lightly
8. Place in freezer for about 2-3 hours
9. Remove and scoop into bowls.
10. Heat small amount (1-2 tbsp.)of sunflower seed butter for about 30-45 seconds
11. Top with remaining dairy free chocolate chips and drizzle with sunflower seed butter
12. Store remaining banana nice cream in by covering it and placing it in your freezer. 

And remember to Dance Like A Cupcake!