Question
Vegetables have been commonly used in baking cakes and muffins. A common one is carrots to make one of my fave - carrot cake. Recently I also found out about adding zucchinis (or courgettes) to brownies and cakes. I also found some recipes advising using beetroot in chocolate cakes.
I am wondering what other vegetables can be used in baking? Is there anything I should watch out for? Does a certain vegetable pair well with another ingredient?
Answer
Ah, you missed the obvious: pumpkin!
This is biologically a fruit, actually, as is the zucchini. Pumpkin loves same spices as carrot. Maybe even rum or butterscotch too.
Now, beetroot is a veg and colors cakes delectably; perhaps why it was originally added when going stingy on the cocoa.
How about parsnip next? Sweet and nutty, I think pistachios would complement it well in a recipe borrowed from zucchini bread.
more veg here: http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/articles/how-to-make-cakes-from-vegetables
p.s. if you haven't guessed #1 above is rhubarb
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