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    Baking with VEG

    Oct 06, 2022 5 minutes

    COURGETTE AND BEETROOT CAKE

    Move over carrot cake, this beautiful bake packs a double whammy of veg.

    SERVES 10 PREP 15 MINS,
    PLUS COOLING
    COOK 40 MINS

    ✣ 250g unsalted butter, softened

    ✣ 300g muscovado sugar

    ✣ 5 medium eggs

    ✣ 200g self-raising flour

    ✣ ½tsp baking powder

    ✣ 100g ground almonds

    ✣ 265g courgette, grated

    ✣50g cooked beetroot, grated

    For the icing:

    ✣ 50g butter, softened

    ✣350g cream cheese, at room temperature

    ✣1tsp vanilla bean paste, or vanilla extract

    ✣ 200g icing sugar, sifted

    ✣ ½tsp cornflour

    ✣ Juice of 1 lemon

    ✣Edible flowers to decorate, optional

    You will need:

    ✣ 3 x 20cm cake tins, greased and lined

    Heat the oven to 150C Fan/Gas 3. Cream the butter and sugar using an electric whisk

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