Topic: Cake with eggs - is it dairy-free?

[Squash64]

I know this is a silly question, but is a cake containing eggs, but no margarine, classed as 'dairy-free'?

[Jayb]

Yes, although some people can be intolerant to eggs also. Dairy free = no butter, milk, yogurt, cream, cheese etc

[Squash64]

Yes, although some people can be intolerant to eggs also. Dairy free = no butter, milk, yogurt, cream, cheese etc

Thanks Jayb.
I was thinking of making carrot cake for the Summer fayre on Saturday as someone was asking last year if there were any dairy-free cakes.

[Jayb]

Mmm, Carrot cake, scrummy  ;D

[manicscousers]

I use 'pure' for my cakes,that's dairy free and brill for cooking  :)

[Squash64]

I use 'pure' for my cakes,that's dairy free and brill for cooking  :)

Thanks Manics, I'll give that a try too.

[Magnolia]

Hmmm interesting one.  I had always assumed dairy free was egg free.  After searching a few dairy free receipes it appears not.  Worth checking with the people asking for the cakes whether they mean vegan cakes rather than dairy free.

[grannyjanny]

Squash I made a dairy free mincemeat cake with pure last year & took it to Saddads open day as he is dairy free. Went down well & a very easy recipe if you would like it.

[Squash64]

Squash I made a dairy free mincemeat cake with pure last year & took it to Saddads open day as he is dairy free. Went down well & a very easy recipe if you would like it.

Yes please  :)

[carolinej]

My son is vegan, so I always make dairy free, including no eggs.

In most  recipes, I just add soya milk instead of eggs. Not as light, but it means I can bake cakes/muffins/pancakes for him. I usually also add an extra pinch of baking powder, just for luck.

c x

[grannyjanny]

PM you Squash :).

[Emagggie]

Eggs are from chickens, milk products from the cow and other ruminants (dairy). Easy way to remember it squash. ;D I speak as a lactose intollerant person though, not a vegan. ;D

[grannyjanny]

Same here Emaggie & gluten ::).

[Emagggie]

That's bad luck Gjanny. May I have the recipe too, please?

[grannyjanny]

PM you Emaggie

[Squash64]

Eggs are from chickens, milk products from the cow and other ruminants (dairy). Easy way to remember it squash. ;D I speak as a lactose intollerant person though, not a vegan. ;D

Thanks Emaggie, I think I was confusing dairy-free with vegan. ::)

[Emagggie]

I imagine being a vegan to be very difficult to cater for. One would have to be very inventive-especially if you had a nut allergy too. :-\

[grannyjanny]

Plus the clothes issue.

[Squash64]

I am vegetarian which is fine here in England.  The problems start when we go to Sicily because many people there think we are crazy for not eating meat.  I can't imagine how difficult it would be if we were vegan.

[PurpleHeather]

Dairy is milk..cream...butter....cheese

A lot of manufacturers disguise dairy with words like whey, calcium casenate, lactose.

Vitalite and Tomor are certainly dairy free as is carnation coffee mate.

For people who can not take any milk you can actually use either lard or hard white fat which is pure vegetable oil.

Vegans, vegetarians and those on religious diets wont physically come to any harm if their food is tainted. It is just a matter of respecting their wishes but some people can get very ill if they have a medical condition and even something which is cooked in an area where the substance they are alleric to has been prepared, the dust, can cause serious health problems for them.

Just using the same knife to spread butter then use it to spread their margarine could transmit to them something which could make them ill and a lot of people with allergies wont dare share your food and may ask if they can bring their own. Or even pretend they are not hungry even though they are.

Please do not take offence if they refuse what you have made for them. It could be better to get a packet of something from the supermarket which is marked as 'Free From' and offer them the packet unopened to eat.

Most healthy people have no idea how painful (even life threatening) the situation can be if sufferers of certain allergies consume even a miniscule amount of contaminated food. In fact some people are so ignorant of the facts, they are rude and make the sufferer feel as though they are being awkward.