Toast and coarsely chop the pecan halves.
Peel, trim and grate the beetroot.
Coarsely chop the crystallised ginger.
Fit the K beater to the machine.
Line the traybake tin with parchment paper.
Pre heat the oven to 180ºC.
Add Ingredients 1 (pecans, ginger, cinnamon, orange zest, vanilla extract, beetroot, sugar, oil, eggs, crystallised ginger, butter) into the Mixer bowl.
Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.
Mix on speed 1 for 2 minutes.
Add Ingredients 2 (flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda) into the Mixer bowl.
Mix on speed 1 for 2 minutes.
Transfer the mixture into the lined traybake tin.
Bake for 40 minutes at 180ºC.
Leave to cool in the tin.
Turn out onto a wire rack.
Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the Whisk tool.
Add Ingredients 3 (sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice) into the Mixer bowl.
Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.
Mix on speed 5 for 1 minute.
Spread the icing onto the cake.
Serve.
Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Toast and coarsely chop the pecan halves.
Peel, trim and grate the beetroot.
Coarsely chop the crystallised ginger.
Fit the K beater to the machine.
Line the traybake tin with parchment paper.
Pre heat the oven to 180ºC.
Add Ingredients 1 (pecans, ginger, cinnamon, orange zest, vanilla extract, beetroot, sugar, oil, eggs, crystallised ginger, butter) into the Mixer bowl.
Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.
Mix on speed 1 for 2 minutes.
Add Ingredients 2 (flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda) into the Mixer bowl.
Mix on speed 1 for 2 minutes.
Transfer the mixture into the lined traybake tin.
Bake for 40 minutes at 180ºC.
Leave to cool in the tin.
Turn out onto a wire rack.
Retrieve, clean the Mixer bowl and fit the Whisk tool.
Add Ingredients 3 (sugar, cream cheese, lemon juice) into the Mixer bowl.
Attach the Mixer bowl to the machine and fit the splash guard.
Mix on speed 5 for 1 minute.
Spread the icing onto the cake.
Serve.
Sprinkle with chopped pecans.