Beetroot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

200ml Vegetable Oil
250g Caster Sugar
150g Raw Beetroot (Grated)
100g Walnuts, chopped
3 Eggs, Separated
1 tsp Baking Powder
2 tsp Mixed Spice
3 tsp Milk
200g Flour

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC

2. Pour the oil and sugar in a bowl and whisk.
3. Mix in the beetroot, walnuts, then add the egg yolks, baking powder and mixed spices and whisk in.
4. Mix in the milk and the flour.
5. In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites using a hand mixer or a stand mixer at full speed until firm peaks form.
6. Fold the whisked egg white into the beetroot mixture.
7. Place the mixture in a greased 20cm cake tin and bake for 45 minutes in the oven.
8. Cool on a wire rack.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

250g Packaged Cream Cheese
30g Soft Butter
1/2 TspVanilla Essence
1 Cup Icing Sugar Mixture

Method:

Beat Cream Cheese, butter and Vanilla in a small bowl with electric mixer, until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar.