Beetroot Cake

Name: Beetroot Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
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; 500 g cream cheese; 85 ml icing sugar, sifted; 10 ml grated orange rind; 375 ml sugar; 315 ml water; 3 medium beetroots, peeled and thinly sliced

Submitted by Norahs Girl

"This cake might sound odd!as it uses Beetroot but do try it I think you,ll be pleasently surprised."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 8

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

Preheat oven to 190 ºC.
Sift flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, mixed spice and salt twice.
In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar, oil and eggs.
Add beetroot, nuts and jam and mix well.
Sift in flour mixture and mix well.
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.
Cool slightly in pan, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.
Spread thickly with icing and decorate with candied beetroot topping.
-------ICING-----------.
Place cream cheese in a mixing bowl.
Fold in icing sugar and gently mix in orange peel.
------TOPPING---------.
Place 250 ml (1 cup) each of the sugar and water in a saucepan.
Bring to the boil.
Add beetroot and reduce heat to moderate.
Boil for 25 minutes.
Remove beetroot slices.
Combine remaining sugar and water in another saucepan and boil until sugar dissolves.
Transfer beetroot to this mixture and cool.
Store beetroot in syrup in an airtight container at room temperature until ready to use.

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Norahs Girl

Scottburgh, KZN

I,m a Mum of 3 (26,22,and 19)They keep me on my toes so to speak!!!!!! and rapidly heading for Hair dye. I live in Sunny South Africa but I,m of Welsh(uk)decent! I use to be(before the joys of Motherhood and domestic bliss Ha HA!) a nurse specialising in Oncology(Cancer nursing).Now I,m a stay at home Mum(although I,m a part-time secretary for DH,s small business.) I,ve lots I want to do in the pipeline now the children are getting older!I love to cook,its one of my passions,besides cooking I love to Read and enjoy anything from Medical thrillers,historical epics! to a good old mystery the more complex the better! On my to do list is learning to quilt,knit fair isle and bottle preserves properly! I live at the Coast and have done so for the last 5 years,its certainly a slower pace of life here than when we lived in the city. There is something very restful about living so close to the Sea even the storms are spectacular to watch.One of My wishes is to spend a weekend in a Light house,preferably in rough weather! I,m also *Mum* to 4 dogs(all girls!)Millie the boxer,Jessie the cross border collie who is slightly mad to say the least!and my 2 little Jack Russells Molly and Mandy who have me running about all over the place I wish I had their energy!I,de bottle it and make a fortune!

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