Egg-free cake recipes?

[philiphenslowe]

Can anyone suggest a nice egg-free cake recipe for my son's birthday? Or anywhere I can buy a ready made one.

He has a 'suspected' egg allergy + we're currently waiting for the results of an allergy test so don't want to take any risks.

Thanks

[SBot]

You can buy a product called 'no-egg', which acts in the same way when you bake!

[gebbjane]

I've made this for my son's birthday as he has egg and dairy allergy, eating it tomorrow so will let you know how it tastes. Was very easy to make and my friend iced it for me.

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/4666/vegan-chocolate-cake.aspx

[theratprincess]

http://m.wikihow.com/Replace-Eggs-in-Your-Cooking

This link has some good ideas for egg substitutes in baking. Then you're not tied to a particular egg free recipe. It's good advice re matching your replacement to your recipe eg I used (cooked) apple pur?e in a rhubarb and polenta cake and banana in choc chip cookies.

I tried 'no egg' branded substitute and the cake went a bit odd.

[shaunag]

Another option would be to go with a icecream or sorbet cake from oddonos? Absolutely yummy but transport might be a bit tricky for you. My lo is dairy and soya free-birthdays and parties are the trickiest I find. Hope you get a yummy solution. X

[VeronicaSawyer]

This was a favourite of ours when we had to do egg and dairy free: http://southernfood.about.com/od/chocolatecakes/r/bl01018c.htm

It's quite dark and chocolately, so might not be suitable for a first birthday, but older kids and grown ups love it and it was the closest to a real cake of any recipe I found. For something less dark, you can replace the egg in any recipe with 50mls stewed apple/1 small banana/50mls thick custard, whichever flavour fits the recipe best. Use SR flour and add half a teaspoon of baking powder to make up for the lack of rise.

[gebbjane]

The verdict on the cake I baked was yummy couldn't tell was a vegan cake. Is pretty much the same recipie as the southern food one - so is dark and chocolatly and very light too. Was quite a small cake don't know how many people you need it for but you could easily make two 20cm round tins and use a suitable fudge style icing in the middle to make a larger sandwich cake and then ice that.

[alisong]

Have great tried and tested egg free chocolate cake- took years to find a good one. Message e if you still looking for one. Seems you got lots of options now!

[philiphenslowe]

Thank you so much for all the suggestions. Unfortunately we still haven't had his allergy test results so we opted for shop bought egg free cakes. If he has an allergy I'll definitely be trying these out. Thanks again