Topic: Beetroot cake

[Doris_Pinks]

I kid you not! It is in the oven cooking as I type :o (have to say one of the strangest looking cake mixes I have seen in a long time, but a very pretty shade of pink ;D)
Will report back as to taste, and of course the ultimate kids test.....will they eat it or wont they! ???
If it is any good I shall share the recipe with you all!   DP

Well it passed the child test , and tastes nice (though could do with a tablespoon of grated orange zest I think) So here it is!

Preheat oven to 180c/350f or gas mark 4
Grease and line one 20 cm/8inch cake tin.

250g/9oz/1 1/4 cup plain flour
15ml/1tbsp baking powder
5 ml/1 tsp ground cinnamon
pinch of salt
150 ml/8floz/1 cup vegetable oil
300g/11oz/1 1/3 cups caster sugar
3 eggs, separated
150g/5oz raw beetroot, peeled and grated
150g/5oz carrots grated
100g/4oz/1cup chopped mixed nuts (optional)

Mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Beat in the oil and sugar. Beat in the egg yolks, beetroot carrots and nuts. Whisk egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture using a metal spoon. Spoon into the tin and bake for 1-1 1/4 hours, until springy to the touch.

[budgiebreeder]

 :P :P :I'm trying to slim Doris.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mrs Ava]

I shall defo give that a try Doris.  After you converted me to raw beets, why not beet cake, after all, we all eat carrot cake and don't give it a second thought.  :P

Thanks for the eggless cake recipe - will be trying out this week and will let you know how we get on.  ;D

[bananagirl]

I've just made a chocolate beetroot cake...smells great...I'll let you all know how it goes, and the recipe when I get it up to the computer. The mix was a glorious deep eurple colour. Tasted great, too. :)