Harvard Beet Cornbread Cakes Recipes

HARVARD BEET CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Blend oil, eggs and sugar. Beat well or stir well
• 2. Sift dry ingredients: flour,salt, baking soda, cinnamon. Add to 1st mixture. Then add rest of ingredients. Stir well.
• 3. Grease & flour 9 x 13 inch pan. I use parchment paper. Bake 350 degrees 45 to 50 minutes. Cool and frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
• 4. Cream Cheese frosting: 3/4 cup or 6 oz. cream cheese 3/4 cup butter, softened 1 tsp vanilla 2 cups powdered sugar. Beat all together and spread on cooled cake.

GRANDMA'S HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, vinegar and water. Bring to a boil, and cook for 5 minute. Add the beets to the liquid, and simmer for 30 minutes over low heat. Stir in butter, salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Serve warm or chilled.

CLASSIC HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• To make with fresh beets, wash the beets and leave an inch of stem and root end on them.
• Put the beets in a saucepan, cover with water, and add about 1 teaspoon of salt per quart of water and bring the water to a boil.
• Reduce the heat, cover the pan, and boil for 30 to 45 minutes, or until the beets are tender.
• Drain the beets and let them cool.
• Then slip off the skins.
• Slice the beets to your desired size.
• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan.
• Whisk in the vinegar and water and cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened.
• Add the sliced cooked beets and the salt and freshly ground black pepper and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring frequently, for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir the butter into the beets and serve them hot.
• Enjoy!

HARVARD BEET CORNBREAD CAKES

Steps:

• 1. Mix all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Set aside for 10-15 minutes to let flavors marry.
• 2. Grease 2 cupcakes pans. (about 24 cakes) I like to use Baker's Joy spray.
• 3. Bake at 325 until centers come clean when tested with a toothpick.

SIMPLE HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Place beets in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook until tender, 15-20 minutes. Drain, reserving 1 tablespoon cooking liquid; set beets aside. , In the same pan, combine the sugar, flour, vinegar and reserved liquid. Cook over low heat until thickened. Stir in the beets, salt and butter. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.

HARVARD BEET SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-cup tube or Bundt pan very well. Set aside. Puree beets in blender or food processor until smooth: set aside. Cream butter in bowl of an electric standing mixer. Add sugar and beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, one at time. In separate bowl, mix remaining dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients, alternately with beets to butter mixture, mixing well after each addition. Fold in walnuts. Turn batter into prepared pan; shake to level batter.
• 2. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until cake tests done. Cool on rack for 30 minutes before removing from pan. Sift confectioners' sugar over top of cooled cake, if desired.

HARVARD BEETS

Steps:

• Drain the beet liquid into a medium saucepan. To the liquid add vinegar, sugar, cornstarch and salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium; stir in beets and cook until heated through.