Spiced Beetroot Traybake
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recipe by Kenwood https://kenwoodworld.com/
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- Total Time
- 55mins
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- Serves
- 16
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- Calories
- 471
The beetroot in this cake may sound a bit strange but it gives the cake a lovely fudgy texture and amazing colour.
recipe updated 4 Dec 2024
Ingredients
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- Pecan halves
- 50 g
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- Orange
- ½
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- Fresh beetroot
- 220 g
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- Crystallised ginger
- 60 g
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- Pecan pieces
- as needed
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- Ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon
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- Ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons
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- Vanilla extract
- 3 teaspoons
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- Dark brown sugar
- 320 g
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- Olive oil
- 250 g
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- Egg
- 4
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- Butter
- 140 g
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- Plain flour
- 240 g
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- Bicarbonate of soda
- ½ teaspoon
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- Baking powder
- 3 teaspoons
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- Icing sugar
- 140 g
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- Cream cheese
- 280 g
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- Lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons
Tools
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Oven
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Parchment paper
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Kenwood Chef
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Rectangular tart pan - 11 x 8"
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Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
Step preview
- Line a clean rectangular tart pan with parchment paper
- Pre-heat oven - 180°C
- Attach K Beater
- Add pecan halves, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, orange, vanilla extract, fresh beetroot, dark brown sugar, olive oil, egg, crystallised ginger and butter to the Kenwood Bowl
- Mix - 2 min, Speed 1
- Then add plain flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder to the Kenwood Bowl
- Mix - 2 min, Speed 1
- Transfer batter to rectangular tart pan
- Bake - 40 min, 180°C
- Let cool
- Turn out on round wire rack
- Clean Kenwood Bowl
- Attach Whisk
- Add icing sugar, cream cheese and lemon juice to the Kenwood Bowl
- Mix - 1 min, Speed 5
- Spread the icing on to the cake
- Sprinkle with pecan pieces
- Serve