Feeding chocolate to 1 year old

[HonoluluMom]

I am having DD's 1st birthday cake made and it's chocolate with chocolate ganache (what can I say, I chocolate). Is it okay to let DD go at a slice? She's never had chocolate because I thought I read somewhere that chocolate is highly allergenic and should be given at a later age.

[pastrygirl]

I'm curious, too, because I gave my older son a huge piece of chocolate cake for his first birthday, and planned to do the same again in couple of weeks.

[indigo99]

I think that kids can be allergic but it isn't very common. They're more likely to be allergic to something else in the cake. You might want to try a smaller amount of chocolate a few days in advance just to be sure there isn't any sort of reaction.

[maiaann]

Yum! We had chocolate cake at all of DC's 1st birthdays and they tolerated it just fine. Very messy, though!!!

[LMPC]

We did a yummy vegan chocolate cake for DDs 1st since she is allergic to eggs.

[LarsMal]

I did vegan chocolate cupcakes for my girls' 1st birthdays and a vegan yellow cupcake w/chocolate icing for DS's. They were all fine!

[barkley1]

We did chocolate icing for DS's bday. I let him try it earlier in the week when I made the practice cake and he had no problems, so I didn't worry. Plus, he really didn't eat that much of the cake anyway - just played mostly.