What's the egg for in this no-bake fridge cake and can I leave it out?

I remember making these as a kid, they were quick and easy to make. I'd like to make some now, but there's an uncooked egg in the recipe and I'm pregnant.

I don't really understand what the egg is for here if it's unbaked. Is it just to bind everything together? Can I leave it out or substitute something else?

I have googled for other recipes and they all contain raw egg.

Link: http://freerecipehub.blogspot.co.za/2011/03/chocolate-fridge-cake.html

Recipe:

250g margarine
1 egg 2 tblsp milk
2 tblsp cocoa
1 tsp vanilla essence
500g icing sugar
1 packet marie biscuits

Method Melt the margarine. Beat the egg, milk, cocoa, vanilla, icing sugar with the melted margarine together. Break up the marie biscuits and place in a greased dish then pour over chocolate mix. Leave to set in fridge.

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Best Answer

The egg (the egg yolk actually) acts as an emulsifier which allows you to get a smooth blend of the margarine and the milk. Without it, the margarine would float on top during the cooling period. (The proteins in the egg might also help in trapping some air bubbles.)

More technical, what's actually acting as the emulsifier is the lecithin in the egg yolk. But I have no idea if it's possible to replace the egg with e.g. soy lecithin (and perhaps some extra milk and margarine)

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How do you make a vegan fridge cake?

This vegan fridge cake is so easy to make I'm almost embarrassed to call it a recipe! Simply melt the chocolate, syrup and butter together, crush the biscuits and then stir them, and the rest of the ingredients, into your melted chocolate gloop. Pop it into the fridge for an hour or so and, hey presto, tiffin!

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How do you make a refrigerator cake with condensed milk?

Stir in the condensed milk until well combined. Next, stir melted chocolate into the digestive biscuits & chocolate eggs mixture until coated. Stir in any of the remaining ingredients like Maltesers or any of your choice. Carefully transfer this prepared no-bake chocolate biscuit cake into the lined baking tin.

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