Beetroot spice cake

[misskatja]

This is an adaptation of one of my mother's specials.

Serves 12-16 depending on how big a piece you like.

Ingredients:
185g SR flour
2 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp mixed spice
1 cup brown sugar
185 g butter, melted and cooled
3 eggs
300g fresh beetroot, peeled
250g (1 cup) marscapone (or cream cheese)
½ cup cream
2 tbs icing sugar

Method:
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• Preheat oven to 180C. Butter and line two 18cm tins (or two ring tins).
• Chop beetroot finely, about speed 6 for several seconds. Add eggs, butter and sugar. Mix a few seconds on speed 3-4.
• Sift flour and spices into bowl. Add sugar. Mix gently til combined on speed 2.
• Spread equally into tins. Bake at 180C for 20-25 minutes, until skewer comes out clean. Stand for 5 minutes then turn out onto rack.
• When cool, beat cream, marscapone and icing sugar together til thick.  Spread half over one cake, place other cake on top; spread remaining cream on top.

This also works beautifully as muffins. I also add extra ground cloves as I'm a sucker for cloves.

[dede]

Wow this recipe sounds interesting, never seen a cake recipe with beet root in it
But I am tempted to try it as it actually sounds good

[Amy :-)]

Wow this recipe sounds interesting, never seen a cake recipe with beet root in it
But I am tempted to try it as it actually sounds good

Have you never had chocolate beetroot cake Mandi!? I'm sure there is a recipe for it somewhere on the forum...

But I totally agree, this recipe sounds really good. Thanks for posting misskatja!

[judydawn]

I love recipes from Mums.

[dede]

Wow this recipe sounds interesting, never seen a cake recipe with beet root in it
But I am tempted to try it as it actually sounds good

Have you never had chocolate beetroot cake Mandi!? I'm sure there is a recipe for it somewhere on the forum...

But I totally agree, this recipe sounds really good. Thanks for posting misskatja!

Never Amy, chocolate and vegetables just don't belong in the same sentence

[Amy :-)]

Wow this recipe sounds interesting, never seen a cake recipe with beet root in it
But I am tempted to try it as it actually sounds good

Have you never had chocolate beetroot cake Mandi!? I'm sure there is a recipe for it somewhere on the forum...

But I totally agree, this recipe sounds really good. Thanks for posting misskatja!

Never Amy, chocolate and vegetables just don't belong in the same sentence

LOL since you put it that way...

[goocin]

I once ate a beetroot and carrot cake! It was delicious and I have been searching for the recipe or similar since.  I haven't tried beetroot and chocolate cake yet.

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