I am lucky in that I don't suffer from any allergies or intolerances and other than the odd hayfever sniffle in the summer, neither do my family. As such, I have never had any reason to bake without eggs or butter, gluten or milk. Recently, however, I have had a number of requests for gluten-free cakes or dairy-free cakes which have made me research this challenging area of baking. Happily, there are a lot of products out there now which enables the baker more appetising ch