Beet Cake with Bourbon Sauce

Name: Beet Cake with Bourbon Sauce
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 3 mediums beets, boiled; 3 Tbsps bourbon or whiskey; 3 larges egg yolks; 3 larges eggs, at room temperature; 296 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters heavy cream, warmed; 1 Finely grated zest of lemon; 177 milliliters milk, warmed; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 177 milliliters sugar; 6 servings Sweetened whipped cream, for serving; 118 milliliters vegetable oil

Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 646 calories, 9g of protein, and 36g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, bourbon, beets, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Peel and chop 2 of the beets, then puree them in a mini food processor. Peel and shred the remaining beet.

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Beet

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Food Processor

Preheat the oven to 35

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Oven

Butter a 10-by-15-inch jelly roll pan and line it with parchment paper. In a small bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar at high speed until tripled in volume, about 5 minutes. Beat in the oil and zest. Fold in the pureed and shredded beets, then gradually fold in the dry ingredients.

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Baking Soda

Butter

Beet

All Purpose Flour

Jelly

Sugar

Egg

Roll

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Baking Paper

Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Frying Pan

Spread the batter in the prepared pan, smoothing the top.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

Bake the cake for about 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Toothpicks

Oven

Bring 1 inch of water to a boil in a saucepan. In a stainless steel bowl, whisk the yolks and sugar until thickened.

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Sugar

Water

Egg Yolk

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Sauce Pan

Whisk

Bowl

Whisk in the warm milk and cream. Set the bowl over (not in) the simmering water and whisk over moderate heat until the custard is very thick, about 8 minutes. Chill the custard in an ice bath, then stir in the bourbon.

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Bourbon