Beetroot cake
Don't keep all your veg for the main course! This very popular beetroot cake recipe is a great way of sneaking veg to children. It's also easily tweaked: you could use carrot instead of beetroot or use a mixture of both, or add 50g cocoa powder to make it a chocolate beetroot cake.
Ingredients
- 250g self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 150g soft brown sugar
- 100g sultanas
- 200g beetroot, grated
- 150ml vegetable or sunflower oil
- 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten
Method
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 160°C/Gas 3.
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Step 2
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the soft brown sugar. Add the sultanas and grated beetroot.
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Step 3
Beat the oil and eggs together and add to the bowl. Combine with either a wooden spoon or an electric mixer.
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Step 4
Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 20cm springform cake tin and bake in the oven for 1-1¼ hours, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
