Beetroot Cake

Ingredients

• 250g self-raising flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 150g soft brown sugar
• 100g sultanas
• 200g beetroot, grated
• 150ml vegetable or sunflower oil
• 2 medium eggs, lightly beaten

Method

Prep time: 20 min

Cooking time: 1h 30 min

• Preheat oven to 160°C/Gas 3.
• Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the soft brown sugar. Add the sultanas and grated beetroot.
• Beat the oil and eggs together and add to the bowl. Combine with either a wooden spoon or an electric mixer.
• Spoon the mixture into a greased and lined 20cm cake tin and bake in the oven for 1-1¼ hours, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• Cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn out on to a wire rack to cool completely.

Tip: You could use carrot instead of beetroot or use a mixture of both, or add 50g cocoa powder to make it a chocolate beetroot cake.