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- From: staplei@planet.mh.dpi.qld.gov.au (Ian)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Beetroot Cake and Ginger Cream
- Date: 8 May 1995 07:01:24 -0600
- Message-ID: <9505071007.AA02064@planet.mh.dpi.qld.gov.au>
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- The following recipe was discussed on ABC Radio's Queensland Sunday
- segment today (7 may 95) by "resident cook" John Morris of Rockhampton.
- John says that the approach of winter always brings to mind beetroot.
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- 2 C Grated *fresh* beetroot, grated in long strands not fine grains,
- bruise the strands as best you can to release the juices, make
- sure the 2 cups are well packed down, not just loosely filled.
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- 1 C Vegetable oil (macadamia oil is great for this recipe)
- 1 C Castor sugar
- 3 Eggs
- 1 1/2 C Plain flour
- 3 t Baking powder
- 1 good pinch of salt (salt is *needed* to savour the flavour of the beet)
- 1 t nutmeg
- 1/2 C Shredded coconut.
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- "Belt the lot together" (no finesse needed, it's a batter cake mix)
- and bake for 55 to 60 minutes in a Moderate oven (don't want it to
- rise too quickly).
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- A fluted flan tin with a pop out base would be good to cook it in as
- that will leave attractive markings on the edges. Let it stand to cool
- a bit and firm up before releasing it from the tin.
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- Dust top with icing sugar just before serving so you get the pink of the
- cake showing behind the white icing sugar.
- Serve with whipped ginger cream.
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- Ginger cream:
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- a. Make with plain yogurt. Blend in some castor sugar to thicken it a bit
- and add chopped glace ginger. Or:
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- b. Make with whipped cream. Blend in some of the juice of the glace ginger
- as well as the chopped ginger. Sweeten and thicken with a little
- castor sugar.
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- John suggested this would be excellent served for Afternoon Tea on a white
- plate, with starched napkins and silver cake forks -- very up-market :-)
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- Cheers, Ian S.
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