Cake Mix Linked to E. Coli Outbreak That's Hospitalized 7 People So Far - Gizmodo

Of the eight people the CDC has interviewed so far, six reported recently eating or tasting raw cake batter, but they all reported buying different varieties and brands of cake mix.

Uncooked cake batter is a common source of foodborne illness—one that the CDC routinely tries to dissuade people from eating, seemingly to no avail.

This risk can come from the raw eggs mixed into the batter, but even raw flour by itself or in cake mix can carry disease-causing germs like E.

Gotta love the pic of a cake batter that looks like feces and tying it into E.