Comments on: Playing with Beet Cake http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html In LA, but Still Exploring Desserts Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:37:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Sweet Napa » Blog Archive » Patisserie II: Plated Desserts Wrap Up http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-1279 Sweet Napa » Blog Archive » Patisserie II: Plated Desserts Wrap Up Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:50:05 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-1279 [...] Red Sugar Beet Ice Cream with a Bittersweet Chocolate Cake and Candied Walnuts. The cake also had beet juice in it, just like in the olden days, so a forkful of this dessert meant a mouthful of beet. I like beets, so I happy with it and even happier that this was better than my beet quickbread — I knew beet cake could work somehow. The beet chips were also very good — after being sliced thin on the meat slicer, they were dredged in flour, deep-fried at 300F, and seasoned with conf sugar and salt. [...] [...] Red Sugar Beet Ice Cream with a Bittersweet Chocolate Cake and Candied Walnuts. The cake also had beet juice in it, just like in the olden days, so a forkful of this dessert meant a mouthful of beet. I like beets, so I happy with it and even happier that this was better than my beet quickbread — I knew beet cake could work somehow. The beet chips were also very good — after being sliced thin on the meat slicer, they were dredged in flour, deep-fried at 300F, and seasoned with conf sugar and salt. [...]

]]> By: Nina http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-478 Nina Tue, 16 May 2006 01:02:09 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-478 texmex - Thanks for the links! The apple, carrot, and beet combination is a wonderful idea. I think it is better than overpowering the flavor with chocolate or peanut. I'll have to give it a try. Catherine -- Sometimes it goes by beetroot cake, which turns up slightly different results, if you search for recipes online. Good luck! I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with! texmex - Thanks for the links! The apple, carrot, and beet combination is a wonderful idea. I think it is better than overpowering the flavor with chocolate or peanut. I’ll have to give it a try.

Catherine — Sometimes it goes by beetroot cake, which turns up slightly different results, if you search for recipes online. Good luck! I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

]]> By: Catherine http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-462 Catherine Sun, 07 May 2006 17:38:17 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-462 Hi, I've never heard or thought of beet cake. I must try this. Hi,

I’ve never heard or thought of beet cake. I must try this.

]]> By: texmex http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-458 texmex Sat, 06 May 2006 07:09:34 +0000 http://www.sweetnapa.com/2006/05/05/playing-with-beet-cake.html#comment-458 Hello, Pascale did it with only beet http://scally.typepad.com/cest_moi_qui_lai_fait/2006/01/beetroot_cake__1.html I started by mixing raw beet with apples and carrots http://nanoune.canalblog.com/archives/2006/03/30/1605163.htmlSorry for the french but google will translate it for you in english... It works and it is savoury, like a carrot cake. No need for tons of sugar, as fruits (and beet) are naturally sweet. Hello,

Pascale did it with only beet
http://scally.typepad.com/cest_moi_qui_lai_fait/2006/01/beetroot_cake__1.html

I started by mixing raw beet with apples and carrots
http://nanoune.canalblog.com/archives/2006/03/30/1605163.htmlSorry for the french but google will translate it for you in english…
It works and it is savoury, like a carrot cake. No need for tons of sugar, as fruits (and beet) are naturally sweet.

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