beet and carrot cake
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Carrots and beets are pretty, delicious, and versatile when grated and used together. If you plan to grate vegetables, you may as well grate plenty. This vintage recipe for beet-carrot cake has been in my family for decades and was given to me by my late aunt. At harvest time, I used to make 8 or 9 of these cakes and freeze them double-wrapped in plastic and foil. My friends ask for a second serving, every time I serve this cake. For more ideas of ways to enjoy these vegetables read my blog. http://www.getabiggerwagon.com/blog/posts/when_beets_meet_carrots.html
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serves
You could make a two layer cake from this recipe that would feed 12 to 14 people.
prep time
1 Hr
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For beet and carrot cake
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3egg yolks, reserve whites
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1 1/2 cwhite sugar
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1 cpreferred salad oil (in the 60s we used corn oil)
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1 tspvanilla
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3 Tbsphot water
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1 cgrated raw beets
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1 cgrated raw carrots
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1/2 cchopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
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2 call-purpose flour
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2 tspbaking powder
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 tspcinnamon
How To Make beet and carrot cake
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1In a large bowl, mix the sugar, oil, egg yolks, vanilla, and hot water.
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2Mix the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together. Add carrots, beets, nuts, and flour mixture to the oil and sugar batter, and stir just until moistened.
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3Whip the egg whites until they form stiff peaks. Fold them into the batter.
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4Divide this batter equally between two prepared 8 inch round cake pans or two well greased loaf pans.
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5Bake cakes at 350 degrees F for 45 minutes or until cakes pull away from the sides of the pans.Cool and ice with cream cheese icing or double wrap and freeze.
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6I often ice, slice, and freeze these cakes. I love taking out a piece or two to share, spontaneously, with a friend.
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