Queen Elizabeth Vegetable Cake

This Victoria Day, we’re honoring Queen Elizabeth’s legacy with her timeless Vegetable Cake—a deliciously unexpected treat! 🥕🍰 Packed with wholesome ingredients and fit for a queen, it’s the perfect way to sweeten up your long weekend. 🌿👑

Let’s toast to tradition, heritage, and a slice of royal flavour! 🍴💖

Meal Type
Appetizer
Timeframe

1 Hr

Seasonality
All year
Canadian Ingredients
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Date

Queen Elizabeth Vegetable Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cup Broccoli

  • 1 ½ cup Cauliflower

  • ¾ cup Dates

  • 1 cup Flour

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour

  • 1 tbsp. Baking Powder

  • 1 tsp. Baking Soda

  • ¼ tsp. Salt

  • ¼ cup Butter

  • 1 cup Brown Sugar

  • 2 Eggs

  • 1 cup Sweetened Grilled Coconut

  • ¼ cup 35% Cream

  • 1 ½ tsp. Vanilla Extract

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F

  2. Mix broccoli, dates, water together into pot – Cover, bring to a boil for 5mins. until tender – Let cool at room temperature

  3. Mix vegetables into a blender for a puree

  4. Mix flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda together into a mixing bowl

  5. Mix butter, ½ cup brown sugar together into separate mixing bowl – Whisk in eggs one at time

  6. Mix in vegetable puree into mixing bowl – Gradually mix in flour mixture

  7. Pour mixture into cooking pan – Bake for 35-40mins

  8. Mix cauliflower, water together into pot – Bring to boil for 2mins.

  9. Mix cauliflower into a blender for a puree

  10. Return cauliflower puree into warm pot – Mix in coconut, cream, ½ cup brown sugar, vanilla extract – Let simmer for 5mins

  11. Spread cauliflower mixture on top cake – Let cool at room temperature