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Beet Cake

Number of servings: 10
Estimated Prep Time: 25 minutes
Estimated Cooking Time: 1 1/4 hours

Instead of one large beet you can use two small.


Ingredients

1 Beetroot (large, peeled, grated)
1 cup Butter (soft)
1/2 Lemon (zested, juiced)
3/4 cup Sugar
4 Eggs (large)
1/2 cup Cranberries (dried)
1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg (ground)
1 1/4 cup Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder





Directions


Cooking at: 350 F / 180 C / Gas Mark 4

Grease and line a loaf tin ( 9 in x 5 in; or 23 cm by 13 cm).

Juice the half of lemon, then zest it.

Beat together in a large bowl the butter, sugar and lemon zest until creamy. Then beat in the eggs one at a time. Stir in the grated beet, cranberries, lemon juice and nutmeg. Then stir in the flour.

Pour into the loaf tin, spread evenly.

Bake for 60 to 70 minutes until a toothpick or skewer comes out clean. Remove from oven, let cool in tin, then turn out onto a rack. Slice thickly to serve.


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