Veggie Cake: It Tastes Good!

The quickest way to feel good about eating cake is to add a vegetable to it.

Let’s be honest, carrot cake sounds like a smarter choice than chocolate cake. We’re not saying that carrot cake actually is actually healthier (it’s still cake, after all), but there’s something about the addition of produce that makes the dessert seem a little more virtuous.

Erin Gardner, author of the new Erin Bakes Cake cookbook and food blog Erin Bakes, understands that. She came up with this Any Veggie Cake recipe that calls for just about any vegetable you can grate. While this cake is absolutely not a health food, the recipe is versatile and delicious.

Adding veggies and fruits to cake not only gives the cake a more complex flavor, but adds texture as well. Check out Gardner’s Any Veggie Cake recipe here, and try it out with a vegetable you have in the fridge. Gardner provides examples for carrot, zucchini and sweet potato.

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