Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 18 |
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This beet cake recipe is similar to one for carrot cake but with a bright red batter that bakes to a golden brown. You may want to wear an apron while grating the beets because they tend to splatter. Ingredients:
1 pound beets (about 2 medium) |
cooking spray |
2/3 cup granulated sugar |
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar |
1/2 cup vegetable oil |
2 large eggs |
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour |
2 teaspoons baking powder |
1 teaspoon ground ginger |
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk |
2 teaspoons grated orange rind |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1 (8-ounce) block 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, chilled |
3 cups sifted powdered sugar |
2 tablespoons finely chopped walnuts, toasted |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. To prepare cake, peel beets using a vegetable peeler. Grate beets, using the large holes of a grater, to measure 2 cups.
3. Coat 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray; line bottoms with wax paper. Coat wax paper with cooking spray.
4. Combine the granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, and eggs in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well-blended. Add beets; beat well. Lightly spoon the flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (flour through salt) in a large bowl, stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pans; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles.
5. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes on wire racks; remove from pans. Carefully peel off wax paper, and cool cake completely on wire racks.
6. To prepare frosting, beat orange rind, vanilla, and cream cheese with a mixer at high speed until fluffy. Add the powdered sugar; beat at low speed just until blended (do not overbeat).
7. Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/2 cup frosting; top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle nuts over top of cake. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
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