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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: grendel on February 05, 2012, 18:21

Title: Beetroot Cake
Post by: grendel on February 05, 2012, 18:21
well just for a trial, the wife did some baking, to a carrot cake recipe - beetroot cake. tastewise not too bad, a little sweeter than carrot cake if I had to say - but well worth the trial.
Grendel
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: arugula on February 05, 2012, 18:29
Sounds good.:) I'm surprised its not redder than that though.... I understand beetroot makes a good addition to chocolate cake too. :)
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: grendel on February 05, 2012, 18:31
the mixture looked a lot redder though, just cooked back to more normal colours.
Grendel
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: compostqueen on February 05, 2012, 20:03
I bet it's lovely! 

I made Hugh F-W's choc beetroot cake and it's absolutely lush.  It uses expensive choc but it's worth it  :)
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: Nicki85 on February 05, 2012, 21:40
I keep meaning to try the chocolate version... I had great success with courgette cake last year.  Even managed to serve it to a 5yr old without him noticing  :tongue2:  Would you make it again?
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: grendel on February 05, 2012, 22:27
yes I think we will - mind you we made 4 cakes worth this time.
Grendel
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: compostqueen on February 05, 2012, 23:14
Yellow courgettes are easier to lose in buns and cakes  ;) 
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: missycat on February 07, 2012, 18:36
There's a fabulous recipe for beetroot cake on this site, everyone I've made if for thinks it's delicious it's so moist and tastes quite fruity iced with cream cheese frosting.
Title: Re: Beetroot Cake
Post by: compostqueen on February 07, 2012, 23:25
Ooooh ta, I shall go and check it out. It won't be long til beetroot time and then we can all give it a whirl