Root Vegetable Cake

Name: Root Vegetable Cake
Ingredients: 3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour; 2 cups (500 mL) sugar (I sometimes use half white, half brown sugar); 1 Tbsp. (15 mL) baking soda; 2 tsp. (10 mL) cinnamon; 1 tsp. (5 mL) salt; 1 cup (250 mL) canola or vegetable oil; 4 large eggs; 1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger (optional – or 1 tsp. dried); 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 2 packed cups coarsely grated carrots, beets, sweet potatoes or a combination; 1 cup (250 mL) applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened); 1 cup (250 mL) chopped walnuts, pecans, raisins, or dried cranberries, or a combination of dried fruit and nuts

AuthorJulie

Yields1 Serving

3 cups (750 mL) all-purpose flour

2 cups (500 mL) sugar (I sometimes use half white, half brown sugar)

1 Tbsp. (15 mL) baking soda

2 tsp. (10 mL) cinnamon

1 tsp. (5 mL) salt

1 cup (250 mL) canola or vegetable oil

4 large eggs

1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger (optional – or 1 tsp. dried)

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 packed cups coarsely grated carrots, beets, sweet potatoes or a combination

1 cup (250 mL) applesauce (sweetened or unsweetened)

1 cup (250 mL) chopped walnuts, pecans, raisins, or dried cranberries, or a combination of dried fruit and nuts

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Spray a Bundt pan or two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick spray.

In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

In a smaller bowl, whisk together the oil, eggs, ginger and vanilla. Add the oil mixture, grated vegetables and applesauce to the dry ingredients and stir by hand until almost combined. Add the nuts and dried fruit and stir just until the batter is blended.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan(s). Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes for a Bundt cake, or for 40-45 minutes for layer cakes, until the tops are cracked and springy to the touch and the edges are pulling away from the sides of the pan.

Cool the cake(s) in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then loosen the edge with a knife, and invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. If you decide to frost the cake, make sure it is completely cool first, or the frosting will melt and slide down the sides.

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