Beetroot and apple cake with rose water cream cheese – Food & Home Magazine

Beetroot and apple cake with rose water cream cheese – Food & Home Magazine

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Beetroot and apple cake with rose water cream cheese is an unusual dessert, but the natural sweetness of the beets is a great flavour addition.

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Ingredients

  • <h3>Cake</h3>
  • 150g butter, softened
  • 300g (1½ cups) brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) vanilla extract
  • 240g (2 cups) cake flour
  • 10ml (2 tsp) baking powder
  • 1ml (¼ tsp) salt
  • 700g beetroot, cooked and peeled
  • 250ml (1 cup) Granny Smith apple, grated
  • <h3>Icing</h3>
  • 60ml (¼ cup) butter, softened
  • 250g (2 cups) icing sugar
  • 230g (1 tub) plain cream cheese
  • a few drops rose water, to taste
  • 1 tiny drop pink food colouring
  • <h3>Candied beetroot</h3>
  • 4 small beetroot, cooked, peeled and quartered
  • 200g (1 cup) sugar
  • 80ml (1/3 cup) water
  • 5ml (1 tsp) sesame seeds

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