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Occasionally slips of paper are included in our NEOG veg bags. These slips of paper have recipes on them. This is one such recipe.A favourite of the nurses at Wansbeck general hospital accident and emergency department. Well when I say favourite, I mean they thought it was amusing that anyone would make a cake which contained beetroot.

Good with a dollop of crème fraîche.

You will need:
250g plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
a pinch of salt
150ml vegetable oil
300g caster sugar
3 eggs (separated)
300g raw beetroot (grated)

Method: Preheat the oven to 180^oC/350^oF/Gas mark 4. Mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Beat in the oil and sugar. Beat the egg yolks and beetroot. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and then fold into the fixture using a metal spoon. Spoon the mixture into a greased cake tin, level and bake for 1 hour until springy to the touch. Leave cake to cool in the tin for 10 minutes, then turn onto a cooling tray.

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