Recipe for a cake containing a vegetable.

[lisaandshaun]

Hi, our child care centre has a really weird policy and it states all cakes (birthday) must contain a vegetable eg carrot cake,

Does anyone have a yummy recipe (maybe choc and zuccini) they have tried and tastes yummy?

Thanks

[Shanti]

I've heard of chocolate cake with beetroot in it? Maybe try one of those recipe websites they have some great one's.
Interested to hear what others have too

[Indadhanu]

Carrot cake is nice!
Do they allow Banana Cake (bread)? Fruit cake?
I don't have a recipe but Pumpkin Cake would be yummy too.

[Netix]

I have a yummy carrot cake recipe if you want it. I have heard of choccie cakes with potato in them I think too. Does that count?

[meow]

Chocolate beetroot cake is YUM! I have some beetroot here I am about to turn into cake so I'm on the hunt for recipes too!

[~Stoked~]

I made an AWESOME pumpkin and coconut cake that I found on a recipes website... It was the most delicious cake I've ever tasted. Google it

[Lisa]

I agree with chocolate & beetroot cake!

I don't have a recipe sorry, I only have one for a choc & beetroot pudding.

I am sure you'd be able to find something on the Taste website though.

[YoYo]

I have a choc Zucchini cake recipie

Ingredients.

Wet mix :

3 eggs
3 teaspoons vanilla essence
½ cup milk
1 large grated zucchini (leave skin on)
½ cup oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon bicarb soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
2 cups sugar

Dry mix :

2.5 cups SR flour
½ cup cocoa

Method.

Use large mixer bowl, combine wet mix ingredients & sugar thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients and combine with wet mix thoroughly. DO NOT OVER-BEAT, as this will make the cake tough.

Pour into large baking tray, or muffin / patty pan trays.

Bake in slow oven for 45 minutes, or at 150 for 1 hour. (Or less if making muffins etc).

Foolproof. Yummy. Good even on day 3, if it hasn’t already been devoured…..Enjoy.

[Daydream Believer]

You can make a chocolate mud cake with mashed potato, it keeps it really moist

[lisaandshaun]

wow thanks for all the response. From what i can work out, it can be any cake as long as it contains a vegetable. i was thinking about a banana cake but aparantly thats a no no as its not a vegie. I think i might try the Choc beetroot, if that fails then the zuchini one.

Yules: do you think i could omit some of the sugar? or does it need it all to make it tasty?