Icing Sugar for egg allergy

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Hi, can anyone tell me a brand of icing sugar suitable for egg allergy sufferers? I know that in theory they should all be safe but not willing to risk it when DS has severe allergic reaction from trace amounts.

Tate and Lyle is ok as long is it is the regular pink packet, NOT the royal icing mix in the purple packet. Hope this helps!

I've just checked my packet of (regular pink) Tate & Lyle, and it does say "may contain traces of egg".

We always use it, but I don't know how sensitive DS is to egg these days (he had a severe reaction two years ago). I think any brand will say "may contain traces" as it will be manufactured in the same factory as royal icing etc.

what about looking in the Free From range in sainsbury's?
They have cake mixes and bread mixes, so they might have icing sugar too.

I haven't been able to find any anywhere! Surely strict vegans don't eat sugar with potential egg traces?? Can anyone recommend a good alternative topping? Ds is also allergic to cmp and nuts. I just want to be able to give him a good bit of cake!

Not sure if this is what you are after, but I am vegan, and they state it's suitable for vegans: www.mbsc.co.uk/sugarpaste.html
However, it is made in a factory where they handle nuts - how bad is your son's nut allergy?
If the above is no good, let me know, and I'll check my recipe books - may be a sort of icing you can concoct using agave nectar or similar?

His consultant has said to avoid anything made in a factory handling nuts to be on the safe side. I'm hoping to make something like buttercream - soft and swirly. I've accepted that he can't have most things (proper pizza, cheese on toast, chinese) but I love baking and I have a very sweet tooth, it'd be great to make him some as a treat occasionally. If you have any recipe using agave nectar that'd be great.

Get normal bog standard granulated or caster sugar.
Blast in coffee grinder/similar puree-ing blender.
Et voilà! icing sugar.

I don't get why the stuff you buy in a packet isn't OK? Normal icing sugar that you add water to, I mean.

The normal stuff's made in the same factory as royal icing so comes with warning of may contain egg. I know that it shouldnt have egg in but I dont really want to risk it for the sake of a bit of icing (even if the risk is very small). Maybe I should get the blender out.

I didn't know that, about icing sugar.

I have decanted all my sugar into poncy containers so I can't now look at my bog standard Silver Spoon granulated.

I'm going to read the sugar packets very carefully at the supermarket.

Sorry you have to deal with this. My friend has a child with a dairy allergy (anaphylaxis) and it has amazed me what foods have dairy in them. I expect it's the same for eggs too.

I hope he enjoys your cake!

I think m and s icing sugar is ok ;)

Ooh Jammygal, if that is the case, I will owe you! Will go check M&S when I am next in town.

OP, sorry for delay. Just checked my first recipe book, let me know if no good and I'll check the others.

Rich Chocolate Ganache Topping:
1/4 cup soya milk
4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons maple syrup

Directions:
Bring the soya milk to a gentle boil in a pan. Immediately remove from heat and add the chocolate and maple syrup. Use a rubber heatproof spatula to mix the chocolate until it is fully melted/smooth. Set aside at room temperature until ready to use.

Chocolate Mousse Topping
1 pack silken tofu
1/4 cup soya milk
2 tablespoons agave or maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pack chocolate chips (you can get dairy-free in Sainsburys).

Melt the chocolate chips.
In a blender: tofu, soya milk, agave, melted chocolate and vanilla. Blend until smooth.
Chill for an hour.

Nohunintended hope it is still ok. It was last summer ;)

I'm really badly allergic to even a trace of egg and always use tate and lyle pink icing sugar . I'm certain the traces label is just to cover themselves as they make it in the same factory as their royal.

Just checked my tate and lyle pink packet - bought this week. Nothing on the packet about traces of egg. My ds has egg and nut allergy so always use this one.

FYI: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/food/1192415-Icing-sugar-Can-I-just-stick-normal-sugar-in-the-processor-until-its-more-dusty

Thankyou all for the replies. I tried making my own with caster sugar and a blender and it worked alright, but when I saw about m and s I had to buy a box and make an extra batch! When we've got through the second batch I'll have to try the ganache and mousse!
If it'd been for myself and I had allergies I'd use any with that warning, and I'm pretty certain the allergy advice I've seen has just been for legal purposes, but ds had anaphylaxis recently and I still feel shaky about having used his epi, and a bit scared of feeding him new things etc.
Is it just my poor baking skills, or is egg free dairy free cake never quite the same?

My egg-free dairy-free cakes are awesome!!! :) It must be you!

Whitworths Icing Sugar has no egg allergy warning and having phoned them they confirm no eggs on site. For us, first icing in 19 years! But please do make your own checks.

Some egg free dairy free cakes are better than others.
I can't find the one we used recently but it was like this one but with added cinnamon and we used the hard block stork margerine which I think is dairy free too. They were tasty - we added raisins and DS made some adding white chocolate chips too
They do taste different, but you need to experiment.
If you like stick gingerbread [http://www.thepinkwhisk.co.uk/2010/07/the-best-ever-ginger-cake.html this one]] is good

noeggs.co.uk I have had 100% success using this lady's egg free recipes on her no eggs blog. My son is very allergic to egg and this was the first egg free sponge he actually ate, and he liked it.

Crap crappity crap. Bought royal icing sugar instead of normal stuff, thank goodness for this thread otherwise poor DS would be feeling very sorry for himself on Christmas Day. Of course, now I've got to hope I can get icing sugar in the shops this evening.