Recipes (continued)
Chocolate Ginger Beetroot Cake
Serves:10-12
2cupsselfraisingflour
¾ cup dark cocoa
2teaspoonsgroundcinnamon
1 cup beetroot pulp
2teaspoonsgingerpulp
300gbutter,roomtemperature
2cupscastersugar
2teaspoonsvanillaextract
5 eggs
²
⁄
³
cup milk
For the chocolate icing:
250gunsaltedbutter,softenedtoroom
temperature
1 cup icing sugar
100gdarkchocolate,melted
1.Preheattheovento170°C.Greaseand
linethebaseandsidesofa28cmspring
form pan with baking paper.
2.Sifttheflour,cocoaandcinnamon
together. Fold through the beetroot and
ginger.
3.Creamthebutter,sugarandvanillafor5
minutes, or until light and fluffy, regularly
scrape down the sides of the bowl with a
spatula.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating
thoroughly in between each egg.
5.Foldtheflourandbeetrootmixtureintothe
eggmixturealternativelywiththemilkuntil
well combined.
6.Pourintopreparedcakepan.Bakefor50
to 55 minutes or until cake is firm to the
touch and slightly pulling away from the
sides of the pan. Cool completely before
icing.
7. For the icing, beat butter until pale and
fluffy;slowlyaddicingmixturewhilststill
beating. Fold through melted chocolate
until well blended. Spread evenly over
cake.
Apple Cake
Serves:8-10
2¾cupsplainflour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2eggs
2cupsapplepulp
2cupscastersugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup walnuts, chopped
¼cuporangejuice
3teaspoonsvanillaessence
1.Preheatovento180°C.Greaseandlinea
23cmcakepanwithbakingpaper.
2.Siftflour,bakingpowderandcinnamon
into a large bowl.
3.Inaseparatebowlcombineremaining
ingredients
4. Pour wet ingredients into flour and fold
untiljustcombined.Pourintoprepared
pan.Bakefor60to75minutesoruntil
cooked when tested. Remove from pan and
allow to cool on a wire rack.
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