Colour-Free Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Serves 12 Rated:

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Need

  • Cake
  • 170 Grams raw beetroot, peeled
  • 50 Grams raspberries, fresh or frozen
  • 35 Grams lemon juice
  • 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 320 Grams raw sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tablespoon cocoa powder BUY
  • 250 Grams butter softened BUY
  • 1 Teaspoon vanilla bean paste BUY
  • 300 Grams SR flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Teaspoon baking powder
  • Frosting
  • 300 Grams raw sugar
  • 250 Grams cream cheese
  • 180 Grams butter softened BUY
  • 1 Teaspoon vanilla extract

Do

1  

To make Cake: Preheat oven to 180°C (170°C fan-forced). Grease and line two 20-22cm round cake tins.

2  

Place raw beetroot, raspberries, lemon juice and vinegar into Thermomix bowl. Puree 1 min/speed 9. Remove mixture from bowl and set aside. Rinse and dry Thermomix bowl.

3  

Place raw sugar into Thermomix bowl and mill 5 sec/speed 9.

4  

Insert butterfly and add cocoa powder, butter and vanilla. Mix 30 sec/speed 4.

5  

Add 100g SR flour and approximately half the reserved beetroot mixture. Mix 15 sec/speed 4.

6  

Add another 100g SR flour and remaining beetroot mixture. Mix 15 sec/speed 4.

7  

Add eggs through the hole in the lid while mixing 20 sec/speed 3.

8  

Remove butterfly, add remaining SR flour plus baking powder and mix 15 sec/speed 6.

9  

Divide mixture evenly between two lined tins and bake 25 – 30 minutes or until a skewer inserted into cake middle comes out clean. Cool in tin for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

10  

In the meantime, to make Frosting: Place raw sugar into Thermomix bowl and mill 45 sec/speed 9.

11  

Scrape around sides of Thermomix bowl, add all other ingredients and mix 20 sec/speed 5.

12  

Place one layer of cooled cake onto cake stand and spread frosting on top. Add second layer of cake and top with additional frosting.

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