Beetroot cake explained

Beetroot cake
Region:Western Europe
Type:Loaf, sheet cake, layer cake, cupcake
Main Ingredient:Flour, eggs, sugar, beetroot, and baking powder[1]
Variations:Chocolate

Beetroot cake is cake that contains beetroots mixed into the batter. Beetroot juice is sometimes used for colouring in red velvet cake.[2] A variation is chocolate and beetroot cake, which combines the moisture of beetroot with the flavour of chocolate.[3]

Commercially, the cake can also be manufactured with the use of beetroot powder, with the aim of producing cakes with a higher nutrient content.[4] The addition of beetroot to other cake types also improves the oxidative stability and shelf life.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recipes. Beetroot cake. riverford.co.uk. 12 October 2023. 25 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025003824/https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/beetroot-cake. dead.
  2. Web site: Beetroot cake. BBC Good Food.
  3. News: 2010 . Just beet it . 2024-04-13 . Australian Gourmet Traveller . 130–136 . . 10 . 6.
  4. Srivastava, S., & Singh, K. (2018). Nutritional Differences found in two values added baked products of beetroot (Beta vulgaris). International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management, 3(4), 209-212.
  5. Ranawana . Viren . Moynihan . Emma . Campbell . Fiona . Duthie . Garry . Raikos . Vassilios . Beetroot improves oxidative stability and functional properties of processed foods: singular and combined effects with chocolate . Journal of Food Science and Technology . 1 July 2018 . 55 . 7 . 2401–2409 . 10.1007/s13197-018-3157-3 . 30042555 . 6033829 . en . 0975-8402.
  6. Nagib . Rasha M. . Zidan . Nahla S. . Fortification of Cake with Sweet Potato and Beetroot Flour as Natural Antioxidant During Storage . Alexandria Science Exchange Journal . 31 December 2019 . 40 . OCTOBER- DECEMBER . 754–766 . 10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2019.70264 . 1110-0176. free .