Just about to make Nigel Slater trifle with the DDs - oh no, RAW EGG ...

[franch]

They're Columbus eggs with the Lion mark which I understand means the chickens are vaccinated against salmonella ...

DDs are 3 and 4 ...

If I can't use them, what can I use instead? They were to be mixed with mascarpone, sugar and vanilla. I don't have any cream or anything

[Habbibu]

Would think the mascarpone mix would be ok on its own - is it the topping?

[lulu25]

you can't use anything instead. i guess you could combine the masc. with whipped cream to lighten it a bit but that would mean going out and buying some.

(personally i think i'd risk it...)

[itati]

My 3 year old has had something with raw egg. It will be fine but only if you are happy to do it.

[franch]

Yes it't the topping -yolks creamed with sugar, then add mascarpone & vanilla, plus whisked egg whites. It's an ultra-simple trifle - sponge fingers with fruit on top basically (ahem well a wee bit of wine on the sponge - starting to look totally irresponsible now aren't I ...)

[TigerFeet]

I would go with it tbh

DD loves scraping out the cake mix bowl

Your dc's would have to be incredibly unlucky to end up ill because of it.

I assume they're generally healthy and not immunocompromised at all?

[MadamAnt]

My DCs (3 and nearly 2) also eat raw cake mixture. I'm pretty over-cautious with most things, but I think the risk with Lion's mark eggs is v v low.

If you don't want to risk it, the suggestion of whipped cream would probably work.

[franch]

They're v healthy and ultra robust. Will clear it with (aka pass the buck to) DH (medic) first. And will check with their friend's mum before offering it to him for tea!

[itati]

Def check with friend's mum.

[franch]

Yeah - may just make it another day in fact!

[MakemineaGandT]

oh for goodness sake! It would be absolutely fine for them. I don't understand all this fuss about raw eggs - I even ate things with raw egg in whilst pregnant. Load of fuss about nothing.

[franch]

I don't know how you can know something like that so absolutely, but yes, they ate it and were fine