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Beetroot Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Beetroot Cake

19 ingredients 20 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

806
Calories
24g
Protein
21g
Fat
130g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 14 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Pecan 1 half (4g) 20
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Beetroot not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 0
Topping not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 625 ml all-purpose flour
  • 10 ml baking powder
  • 7 ml bicarbonate of soda
  • 15 ml mixed spice
  • 5 ml salt
  • 375 ml sugar
  • 315 ml sunflower oil
  • 4 large eggs
  • 500 ml peeled and grated beetroots
  • 250 ml chopped pecan nuts
  • 65 ml apricot jam
  • CREAM CHEESE ICING
  • 500 g cream cheese
  • 85 ml icing sugar, sifted
  • 10 ml grated orange rind
  • TOPPING
  • 375 ml sugar
  • 315 ml water
  • 3 medium beetroots, peeled and thinly sliced

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 190 ºC.

2

Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and salt twice.

3

In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, oil and eggs.

4

Add beetroot, nuts and jam and mix well.

5

Sift in flour mixture and mix well.

6

Pour into a greased deep 20 cm diameter baking pan and bake for 1 hour, or until a skewer inserted in centre comes out clean.

7

Cool slightly in pan, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.

8

Spread thickly with icing and decorate with candied beetroot topping.

9

Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl.

10

Fold in icing sugar and gently mix in orange peel.

11

Place 250 ml (1 cup) each of the sugar and water in a saucepan.

12

Bring to the boil.

13

Add beetroot and reduce heat to moderate.

14

Boil for 25 minutes.

15

Remove beetroot slices.

16

Combine remaining sugar and water in another saucepan and boil until sugar dissolves.

17

Transfer beetroot to this mixture and cool.

18

Store beetroot in syrup in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to use.

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Category:Somalian Recipes

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Category:Somalian Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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