Beetroot Red Velvet Cake
Also known as Red Velvet Cake · Veg + Egg · Sweets & Desserts, Cakes, Cookies & Bakes
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Beetroot red velvet cake coloured with grated beetroot, oven-baked and iced with cream cheese frosting. Serves 12, 1 hour 20 minutes plus cooling, with video.
Ingredients
17 itemsSugar1.75 cup
Maida2 cup
Baking Powder1.5 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Cinnamon Powder½ tsp
Salt¼ tsp
Nutmeg Powder¼ tsp
Vanilla Extract1 tsp
Cocoa Powder½ cup
Eggs4
Brown Sugar1 cup
Vegetable Oil300 ml
Beetroot, Grated300 grams
Lemon Juice1.5 tbsp
Butter1 tsp
Cream Cheese200 grams
Butter, Softened100 grams
Contains: milk, egg, wheat.
Nutrition
One serving, and the whole batch of 12. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per serving | All 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 652kcal | 7824kcal |
| Protein | 8.2g | 98g |
| Carbohydrate | 74g | 884g |
| Fat | 39g | 470g |
| Fibre | 5.3g | 64g |
| Sugar | 48g | 578g |
Cookd masalas for beetroot
Method
- 1
Add all the dry ingredients to a bowl and mix to combine well.
MaidaBaking PowderBaking SodaCinnamon PowderSaltNutmeg PowderCocoa Powder
- 2
Beat the eggs with the sugar until pale and the volume has more than doubled in size.
SugarEggsBrown Sugar
- 3
Add the oil and keep beating until incorporated completely. Fold in the dry ingredients gently, ensuring not to deflate the batter too much.
Vegetable Oil
- 4
Add in the grated beetroot and the lemon juice and mix to combine.
BeetrootLemon Juice
- 5
Pour the cake batter into a greased cake tin and place in a preheated 180 C oven for 50-60 minutes. When an inserted toothpick comes out almost cleanly, you can remove the cake to let it cool.
Butter
- 6
To make the cream cheese frosting, beat together the cream cheese and the butter until soft and fluffy, around 3-4 minutes. Gently add in the sugar bit by bit, while beating the cream cheese mixture. Add the vanilla extract and whisk to incorporate.
Vanilla ExtractCream CheeseButterSugar
- 7
Once the cake has cooled, you can ice it with the cream cheese frosting.
Before you start
- How long does Beetroot Red Velvet Cake take?
- 1 hour 20 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 1 hour 10 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Beetroot Red Velvet Cake serve?
- 12. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Beetroot Red Velvet Cake vegetarian?
- It is eggetarian: no meat or fish, but it does contain egg.
- Is Beetroot Red Velvet Cake spicy?
- No, it is not spicy.
- What do I need to make Beetroot Red Velvet Cake?
- 300 grams Beetroot, 1 cup Sugar, 2 cup Maida, ½ cup Cocoa Powder, 4 Eggs, 1 cup Brown Sugar, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Beetroot Red Velvet Cake?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Beetroot Red Velvet Cake?
- About 652 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- S
ShobanaAugust 2026
can I use honey instead of whites sugar for cream frosting please reply
- M
Muthu PradeepaDecember 2024
can I use pureed beetroot instead of grated beetroot please reply
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