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Funfetti Cake Pops, Chocolate 
Baked “Donuts,” Oreo 
Peppermint Patty Sandwiches 
and Meringue Pops, choco-
late-chip cookies plus vegan 
Morning Glory Muffins. “We 
strive to accommodate our 
customers whenever possible,” 
says Jodie, adding she will 
work with them to come up 
with new creations.
Jennifer Ajlouny, an event 
manager with Star Trax 
Events, has also seen an 
increase in vegan and glu-
ten-free dessert requests.
“It’
s important to us and 
to our clients that we offer 
options for all of their guests 
and any dietary restrictions 
they may have,” she says. 
One of her favorite go-to 
recommendations for clients 
are the vegan mini cupcakes 
from Baked By Melissa, based 
in New York City but available 
to ship.
Another Star Trax favorite: 
Rollow Bar (rollowbar.com), a 
Metro Detroit rolled ice cream 
catering company. 
“Rolled ice cream is a truly 
unique concept that is super 
new to Michigan,” says Austin 
Yaldo, the company’
s founder. 
Rolled ice cream is crafted on 
a party-friendly cart by pour-
ing freshly made ice cream on 
a cold pan, then using metal 
paddles to quickly chop and 
smash the ingredients together 
and spread into a thin layer.
“The types of ingredients are 
endless,
” Yaldo says. “You can 
literally turn your favorite snack, 
fruit or dessert into ice cream.
”
The vanilla base is available 
with or without dairy, can be 
vegan (with coconut or oat 
milk) and gluten-free. Among 
the dozens of flavors, many are 
vegan and gluten-free, includ-
ing fresh ground coffee, fresh 

strawberries, cotton candy, 
Fruity Pebbles (gluten-free), 
coconut and more.
At a recent bat mitzvah 
party, Julie Herman, owner of 
Annabel’
s & Co. Catering, says 
the family wanted to do some-
thing a little different — “but 
not strange. So for dessert, we 
did a cereal bar. The bat mitz-
vah girl picked a few of her 
favorite cereals and the parents 
picked a few.
“We had milk, chocolate 
milk, ice cream, hot fudge, 
caramel sauce, candy,” says 
Herman, who adds that she 
loves to eat cereal with ice 
cream. “It was really fun watch-
ing people of all ages going 
crazy over old cereals that 
adults don’
t normally eat. Some 
even asked to take the empty 
boxes home.” 
Herman adds that she can 
create a similar cereal bar with 
almond milk, oak milk and 
coconut ice cream, plus glu-
ten-free cereal options (Fruity 
Pebbles and Lucky Charms 
among them). “We also make 
our own granola that’
s glu-
ten-free and vegan,” she says.
According to Polk of 
Culinary Combo, “These 
requests definitely reflect the 
overall movement toward 
a healthier lifestyle. I think 
as people become more 
health-conscious, it will be our 
responsibility as your go-to 
bakery to offer these types of 
products.” 

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