On beetroot powder in cake/tea bread

Interesting Baggs, I have been told in several places that red velvet had cochineal in it. Had no idea you could find it with beetroot instead!

I've known red velvet cake to use food colouring, but I think a lot of places are using beetroot for a more natural and health adding alternative. Thanks for posting this. It reminded me I needed to order some beetroot powder.

I haven't, but I don't think it is a good mix of flavours, so I wouldn't.

I've made chocolate brownies with beetroot in the mix, they are delicious.

My friend made a beetroot cake which she says was lovely. Sadly distance and lockdown stops me from confirming this but I like beetroot and cake so what’s not to ? like?

Meant to say it was beetroot Mixed with chocolate

I make chocolate chip muffins with two cooked beetroot finely grated into the mix - delicious!

I've made beetroot and chocolate cake and it was lovely.

Ps it wasn't powder, it was grated beetroot in the cake.

I’ve never heard of beetroot powder before, must look it up. Cochineal is made from beetles so I guess this would be good for vegans/vegetarians.

I also have had actual beetroot in cake but Baggs is considering putting beetroot powder in tea bread.

When you say "will it work" - what do you mean, Baggs?

I have made beetroot cake and courgette cake it's best to grate and ring out excess water before adding to ingredients.

I had a recipe from National Trust that used a pack of cooked beetroot mashed into the mixture for a red velvet cake. Can't find the blooming recipe anywhere and a search of the NT site was fruitless. They've obviously removed the recipe now, grrrr.

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I also have had actual beetroot in cake but Baggs is considering putting beetroot powder in tea bread.

When you say "will it work" - what do you mean, Baggs?

I mean: will there be a clash of flavours?

I suppose I could always start by putting in only a small amount of beetroot powder and seeing what happens. This is my usual approach to cooking with ingredients I haven't used before. I just wondered if anyone else had experimented in a similar vein and what the results were.

I'm not bothered about the colour.

Oh, ok! Well I think it will probably make it a darker redder brown as my tea bread is quite brown anyway. Does it actually taste of much Baggs?

I've never heard of beetroot powder but I would think it would be very sweet.
Almost a sugar substitute.

My daughter had a red velvet cake at a cafe in Scotland that was coloured with beetroot powder. My daughter hates beetroot but she loved the cake. So I don't think beetroot powder is strongly flavoured.

I don't like beetroot but if you can't taste it in the end product can we have the recipes or links to them for beetroot and chocolate cake, and chocolate muffins with beetroot, please?

Off to work in a minute. I forgot to put beetroot powder in the banana/walnut tea bread ??.

Haven't tried making red velvet choc cake yet.

I find Pinterest and BBCGoodFood sites pretty good for recipes. Will get back to yous anon if I find successful ones.

PS I have a brill choc/banana cake recipe.

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We use beetroot powder in some of our curries as,a colourant, it doesn't taste of anything as you need a tiny amount.

I have never tasted beetroot! I imagine it will have a ‘spongy’ texture. I have a friend who is a marvellous cook, and she always puts beetroot in any meat casserole, and says it gives rich gravy and tenderises the meat.

It's not spongy, it's rather liked cooked carrot in texture but has an earthy flavour.