Chocolate and Beetroot Cake

[ohbeary]

No!!!, I do not have a mmmmm,m,m,m,ma,a,arzipan,n,n,n addiction, OK!, its not a problem, I eat marzipan, I fall over!, no problemo!, yuk yuk, tonight another option presented itself!!, a customer ordered "The Chocolate Beetroot Cake" with custard!!, a very clean plate came back to the kitchen, another went for icecream, so independantly the customers have confirmed what I thought.

(still waiting for...... :grrr{drool}grrr

[LostGoddess]

OhBeary, I don't know whereabouts in Cornwall you are, but I'll have a pint of whatever local ale it is that you're drinking

[ohbeary]

yuk yuk!, tea milk 1 sugar

[ohbeary]

Beetroot cake proving popular, must make more!!, recipe beeing disseminated, gave it to two ladies today, they were curious as to how much beetroot!, recipe makes a 10"x1"+ round base in 25 mins @ 375/400 f, oven quicker on one side have to swap em around a bit, hotter at the sides as well) and would you believe the model name of this heap of junk (commercial) is"GRIZZLY", trying courgettes in a carrot cake recipe tonight

[ohbeary]

Choccybeety cake going very well indeed!!, any one got some spare? may have to open a factoryyuk yuk.

[Jeanied]

Just reading ohbeary's post about the courgette cake based on a carrot cake formula - I used this recipe http://www.foodiesite.com/recipes/2002-07:zuchcake
If its the same one can we compare notes? My tasting panel said it was good but only scored 9/10! Just wondering what I can do to make it better - maybe squeeze some of the courgette juice out first and weigh the pulp only.

[ohbeary]

not sure if recipies are same!, will bring recipe home tonight and put it up for you to see, mine uses some wholemeal flour, no nuts, sultanas, mixed spice, fat sugar etc, originally a carrot cake, apples, beetroot, butternut squash, courgettes, possibly even cheese and onion could be substituted!!. stay tuned for more cakeyness.

sorry, forgot recipe, was stupidly busy and was just glad to escape!!, leave juice in and even add a tbs of glycerine!! and vanilla.

[ohbeary]

Carrot Cake

Ok, finally brought recipe home,

should make a 10" tin

4oz whole meal flour
10 1/2oz SR, flour
10 1/2oz B sugar
6oz sultanas
7 1/2 floz oil
12oz grated carrot
1 1/2oz egg
1tsp mixed spice
mix all together into lined tin, bake 180C til done, works well as a tray bake, top with 4oz cream cheese+12oz-1lb icing sugar, garnish with candied carrot stips.

[binley100]

Surely not more cake ohbeary just think of all that sugar!