Beetroot cake
This sumptuous beetroot cake with tangy frosting has a beautiful colour and a rich flavour. It's perfect for serving with a cup of coffee.
Ingredients
Beetroot cake
3 eggs
170 g Dansukker Granulated Sugar
95 g Dansukker Light Muscovado Sugar
225 ml cooking oil or rapeseed oil
180 g plain flour
50 g desiccated coconut
10 g baking powder
5 g ground cinnamon
5 g ground cardamom
3 g salt
Approx. 270 g raw beetroot, grated
Frosting
200 g butter at room temperature
180 g Dansukker Icing Sugar
5 g Dansukker Vanilla Sugar
300 g cream cheese
zest of 1 lime
10 ml freshly squeezed lime juice
Decoration
Blueberries
Zest of 1 lime
Edible flowers
Instructions
Set the oven to 175°C using top and bottom heat.
Beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy. Add the oil. Mix together the flour, desiccated coconut, baking powder, cinnamon, cardamom and salt and fold them into the mixture.
Rinse, peel and finely grate the beetroots and fold into the mixture. Stir until smooth.
Grease a 20 cm springform pan with oil. Bake in the lower part of the oven for 45-50 minutes. Allow the cake to cool slightly, then turn it out onto a wire rack. Cover with a tea towel and allow it to cool completely.
Prepare the frosting. Beat the butter for a couple of minutes. Add the icing sugar and vanilla sugar and whisk together. Fold in the cream cheese and beat the frosting thoroughly. Add the lime zest and lime juice.
Pour into a piping bag with a round nozzle. Split the cake into two layers and place the bottom layer on a cake stand. Pipe swirls of frosting on the cake layer and sprinkle with a few blueberries.
Place the upper cake layer on top. Pipe swirls of frosting all over the cake, then use a spoon to spread each swirl out slightly. Decorate with blueberries and edible flowers and grate a little lime zest over the top.
Would you like more information about Nordic Sugar and our products and services?
Wonderful elderflower
At long last the wonderful elderflower is in bloom. You can pick the flowers of the elderflower in June and July, and the ripe berries in August. Both the flowers and the berries can be used in many delicious foods – that are also very easy to make. We've brought all of our wonderful elderflower recipes together here.
Strawberry season
Summer - punnets of perfect strawberries! Make the most of all the summer strawberries. Delicious eaten as they are - but be inspired too by our strawberry recipes. If you are too busy to do anything with these wonderful strawberries now, simply freeze the berries until the winter.
Summer Desserts
When it is hot, what better way to end a BBQ or summer party than with a sweetly tart and refreshing summer dessert. Here you will find tips for easy-to-make delicious summer desserts as well as those that are a little more advanced.
Jam and marmalade with the flavours of summer
Beautiful cakes for spring and summer parties! No party is complete without cake! So why not serve up a delicious homemade creation for the most memorable events of the year?
Make your own ice cream
Why buy ice cream when you can make it from scratch yourself? We've gathered our favourite ice cream recipes here, but feel free to experiment and develop your own favourites.
Summer drinks
Offer summer drinks at your outdoor parties or celebrate in peace and quiet at home. Here you can find refreshing summer drinks for all tastes as well as alcohol-free drinks. Why not try a Bubbly Sangria or a Rhubarb Margarita?