Beetroot cake
{{Short description|Sweet cake with beetroot as an ingredient}}
{{Orphan|date=June 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox food
| name = Beetroot cake
| image = Gunmakers, Clerkenwell, London (6504851751).jpg
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| caption = A chocolate and beetroot cake
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| region = Western Europe
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| type = Loaf, sheet cake, layer cake, cupcake
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| main_ingredient = Flour, eggs, sugar, beetroot, and baking powder{{cite web|url=https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/beetroot-cake|title=Recipes. Beetroot cake|website=riverford.co.uk|access-date=12 October 2023|archive-date=25 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025003824/https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/beetroot-cake|url-status=dead}}
| variations = Chocolate
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Beetroot cake is cake that contains beetroots mixed into the batter. Beetroot juice is sometimes used for colouring in red velvet cake.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/beetroot-cake|title=Beetroot cake|website=BBC Good Food}} A variation is chocolate and beetroot cake, which combines the moisture of beetroot with the flavour of chocolate.{{Cite news |date=2010 |title=Just beet it |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=51457470&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=2024-04-13 |work=Australian Gourmet Traveller |pages=130–136 |via=EBSCOHost |volume=10 |issue=6}}
Commercially, the cake can also be manufactured with the use of beetroot powder, with the aim of producing cakes with a higher nutrient content.Srivastava, S., & Singh, K. (2018). Nutritional Differences found in two values added baked products of beetroot (Beta vulgaris). International Journal of Science, Engineering and Management, 3(4), 209-212. The addition of beetroot to other cake types also improves the oxidative stability and shelf life.{{cite journal |last1=Ranawana |first1=Viren |last2=Moynihan |first2=Emma |last3=Campbell |first3=Fiona |last4=Duthie |first4=Garry |last5=Raikos |first5=Vassilios |title=Beetroot improves oxidative stability and functional properties of processed foods: singular and combined effects with chocolate |journal=Journal of Food Science and Technology |date=1 July 2018 |volume=55 |issue=7 |pages=2401–2409 |doi=10.1007/s13197-018-3157-3 |pmid=30042555 |pmc=6033829 |language=en |issn=0975-8402}}{{cite journal |last1=Nagib |first1=Rasha M. |last2=Zidan |first2=Nahla S. |title=Fortification of Cake with Sweet Potato and Beetroot Flour as Natural Antioxidant During Storage |journal=Alexandria Science Exchange Journal |date=31 December 2019 |volume=40 |issue=OCTOBER- DECEMBER |pages=754–766 |doi=10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2019.70264 |url=https://asejaiqjsae.journals.ekb.eg/article_70264.html |issn=1110-0176|doi-access=free }}