Cranberry Beetroot Cake

[bananagirl]

Just about to put it in the oven, and it's the most gorgeous shade of pink  :D

Ingredients

200g butter

190g castor sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp vanilla essence

180g fresh beetroot, grated

75g dried cranberries

75g sultanas

100ml UHT milk (just used regular)

1 tsp mixed spice

Sift together

250g self-raising flour

1/4 tsp bicarbonate of soda

1 tsp baking powder


Method
Grease sides and base of a 20cm square or round cake pan.Line the base with greased greaseproof paper.

Beat butter and sugar until light. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Fold in sifted flour and add in mixed spice. Stir in milk to mix. Add in by hand beetroot, cranberries and sultanas.

Turn batter into prepared cake pan. Level the surface and bake in preheated oven at 180°C for 20 minutes.

Reduce heat to 170°C and bake for 50 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean.

[bananagirl]

[GREENWIZARD]

sounds tasty ;D

[bananagirl]

Was so yummy is all but gone now. Cake doesn't really stay pink, but. :-\

[GREENWIZARD]

tha

Cake doesn't really stay pink . :-\

that's a pity :( but as long as it tasted good ;D
save me a piece next time

[bananagirl]

I will make you your very own in the autumn when my beetroots have grown ;D Can you wait that long?

[Diana]

I've got one of these in the oven just now - smells great, but did look a rather "dangerous" shade of pink when it went in.

Who needs artificial food colours when you have beetroot! ;D