Spinach; It is an annual herbaceous plant species of the Amaranthaceae family with fleshy leaves and dark bright green, yellowish green, numerous flowers. It is often used for cooking. It is also widely used in making pies, pastries and cakes. There are 23 kcal calories in 100 grams. Spinach, which is among the winter vegetables, also has a feature that gives strength to the body. It contains A, C, E and B vitamins. In addition, it is a very rich food source in terms of iron, magnesium, phosphorus and iodine minerals and protein. Although it is digestive, diuretic and mind-opening, it is not recommended for those with rheumatism, gout, joint inflammation and kidney stones.

Thanks to Popeye, one of the legendary heroes of our childhood, it would not be a lie if we say that most people love spinach. We decided to make a delicious cake with this fortifying vegetable. Let’s see, how to make a spinach cake? Of course, let’s first give the ingredients for making spinach cake and then give the recipe for making spinach cake.

SPINACH CAKE INGREDIENTS

3 eggs
1 glass of water Milk
Half a glass of oil
2.5 cups of flour
1 packet of vanilla
1 packet of baking powder
3 tablespoons of cocoa
Half a teaspoon of cinnamon
200 grams of spinach
2 tablespoons of milk
6-7 tablespoons of powdered rosehip drink
1.5 cups of granulated sugar

HOW TO MAKE SPINACH CAKE?

To make spinach cake, first wash the spinach thoroughly. Let it boil in boiling water for 2 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons of milk and half a teaspoon of cinnamon. Let’s puree it with a rondo or hand blender.

As the second step, let’s move on to making the spinach cake dough. Beat the eggs and sugar with a mixer to get a creamy consistency in the whisk. Add the butter and milk. Let’s whip some more. Add the flour, baking powder and vanilla and mix.

Let’s divide the dough into three parts. Let’s grind the powdered rosehip drink into one piece and add it. Beat until the rosehip distributes its pink color to the dough. Add the spinach puree into another dough and mix the dough. Add cocoa to the other dough and mix.

Grease a springform tin or a round 30 cm cake tin. Let’s start from the middle of the cake mold and put 1 tablespoon of cocoa dough on 1 tablespoon of pink dough, and 1 tablespoon of spinach dough on it. Let’s repeat this process until the dough is finished.

Let’s set the temperature to 170 degrees in advance and heat the oven. Let’s bake the spinach cake in the preheated oven until golden brown. Let’s take it out of the oven when the spinach cake gets a pink color on it. Now the cakes we baked with the spinach cake recipe are ready for the treat. Enjoy your meal!

Recipe source : Ispanaklı kek tarifi

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