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Beetroot cake

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Beetroot cake
A chocolate and beetroot cake
TypeLoaf, sheet cake, layer cake, cupcake
Region or stateWestern Europe
Main ingredientsFlour, eggs, sugar, beetroot, and baking powder[1]
VariationsChocolate

Beetroot cake is cake that contains beetroots mixed into the batter. Beetroot juice is sometimes used for colouring in red velvet cake.[2] A variation is chocolate and beetroot cake, which combines the moisture of beetroot with the flavour of chocolate.[3]

Commercially, the cake can also be manufactured with the use of beetroot powder, with the aim of producing cakes with a higher nutrient content.[4] The addition of beetroot to other cake types also improves the oxidative stability and shelf life.[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ "Recipes. Beetroot cake". riverford.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Beetroot cake". BBC Good Food.
  3. ^ "Just beet it". Australian Gourmet Traveller. Vol. 10, no. 6. 2010. pp. 130–136. Retrieved 13 April 2024 – via EBSCOHost.
  4. ^ Srivastava, S., & Singh, K. (2018). Nutritional Differences found in two values added baked products of beetroot (Beta vulgaris). International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management, 3(4), 209-212.
  5. ^ Ranawana, Viren; Moynihan, Emma; Campbell, Fiona; Duthie, Garry; Raikos, Vassilios (1 July 2018). "Beetroot improves oxidative stability and functional properties of processed foods: singular and combined effects with chocolate". Journal of Food Science and Technology. 55 (7): 2401–2409. doi:10.1007/s13197-018-3157-3. ISSN 0975-8402. PMC 6033829. PMID 30042555.
  6. ^ Nagib, Rasha M.; Zidan, Nahla S. (31 December 2019). "Fortification of Cake with Sweet Potato and Beetroot Flour as Natural Antioxidant During Storage". Alexandria Science Exchange Journal. 40 (OCTOBER–DECEMBER): 754–766. doi:10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2019.70264. ISSN 1110-0176.