Sep222009

Roasted Vegetables Cake

Filed under Bread,Breakfast,Picnic,Vegetarian by Anna at 6:31 PM on Sep 22 2009

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Life is a bit hectic lately around here and the reason for that is we decided to move to the West Coast. I’m extremely exited with this, but man…. it’s a mess. I started to organize my stuff and realized I have way too much stuff. Half of my boxes will be with recipe books.  I consider myself an organized person (with a touch of OCD) so I don’t have a lot of ‘nonsense’ floating around. But because of my blog, I have loads of “props”; cute plates, bowls, glasses… It will be a bit daunting to see it click clacking inside boxes. But when I start to worry about all that I immediately think about my new environment to be…the beach, the beautiful weather, and the way-more spacious kitchen. Then all the worries seem to disappear. So right now I’m not cooking a lot since there’s a lot of traveling going on. But today I found some time to try this vegetable cake and it turned out very yummy. Loaded with veggies.

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Roasted Vegetables Cake

  • 1 yellow zucchini
  • 1 green zucchini
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • Handful of fresh thyme
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 tbsp (100 ml) milk
  • 6 tbsp (100 ml) olive oil, plus extra for roasting the vegetables
  • 1-½ cups of flour
  • 1¼ cups grated mild cheddar cheese
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • Salt and pepper

Pre-heat the oven to 350F. Butter and flour the cake pan. Slice all the vegetables into thin sticks. Strip the thyme leaves from the stalks. Put the vegetables in a baking dish lined with baking paper to prevent them from sticking. Drizzle with olive oil and the thyme, season with salt and pepper. Use your hands to mix well then, roast for 20- 30 minutes. Let it cool down. Combine the eggs, milk, and olive oil in a large bowl and beat together. Add the roasted vegetables reserving a few for garnish. Add the flour and grated cheese. Season with salt and pepper stir to combine. Gently fold the baking powder. Transfer to the prepared pan, arrange the reserved vegetables on top and bake for 50 minutes (350F) let cool before removing from backing tray.

34 Responses to “Roasted Vegetables Cake”

  1. 1 Kim (@ Paper Apron)on 22 Sep 2009 at 6:54 PM

    OH WOW this is gorgeous! It looks so soft and perfectly cooked. It has the feel of an omelet or a souffle in a terrine.

    Good luck with your move. I can’t imagine moving that far! But it sounds like you’ve done this before and you’re organized enough to pull it off.

  2. 2 Divinaon 22 Sep 2009 at 7:04 PM

    That looks fantastic. Really. It’s like a banana or date bread. But they’re mad with colorful vegetables. I looks really mloist and of course flavorful. The best part is, you can eat this anytime of the day. But I wonder if they will last more than one day. :)

  3. 3 Sophieon 23 Sep 2009 at 1:46 AM

    What a great & tasty looking vegetable cake this is!! You will sure get your vitamines in here!

    I wish you an easy & relaxing move to the west coast!!

  4. 4 Miriam (The Winter Guest)on 23 Sep 2009 at 1:48 AM

    I looooove savory cakes and this one looks scrumptious!

  5. 5 Annaon 23 Sep 2009 at 5:55 AM

    Thanks Miriam. :-)

  6. 6 Annaon 23 Sep 2009 at 5:56 AM

    Thanks Sophie, :-)

  7. 7 Annaon 23 Sep 2009 at 5:59 AM

    Hi Divina, yes I had something left. it will be a nice breakfast. ;-)

  8. 8 Annaon 23 Sep 2009 at 6:05 AM

    Thanks kim, I hate moving, the mess and the packing, but I’m so exited right now with my new adventure that it’s not an issue. ;-)

  9. 9 Ericaon 23 Sep 2009 at 5:44 PM

    Good luck!!!! That cake looks fantastic :)

  10. 10 Karineon 23 Sep 2009 at 5:58 PM

    Good luck with the moving. I just moved and I also hate packing… so painful!

    Your cake sounds delicious. A great way to enjoy veggies!

  11. 11 Annaon 23 Sep 2009 at 6:32 PM

    Thanks guys. :-)

  12. 12 Annaon 23 Sep 2009 at 8:08 PM

    Hi karine, I know… it’s a pain, but exiting too. ;-)

  13. 13 pegasuslegendon 24 Sep 2009 at 5:34 AM

    This is exactly what kind of food I love, being allegic to onions its hard to find a good recipe for me….thanks for posting , have everything I need to make and will try….love this one! I love the pictures, get some rest, moving is hard.

  14. 14 Annaon 24 Sep 2009 at 6:19 AM

    Thanks, I’m glad you like it, it was really yummy. :-)

  15. 15 Simply Lifeon 24 Sep 2009 at 4:24 PM

    Oh yum! These look amazing!

  16. 16 Nicoleon 24 Sep 2009 at 4:43 PM

    This looks amazing – anything with veges I am willing to try!

  17. 17 Annaon 24 Sep 2009 at 5:29 PM

    Thanks Nicole. ;-)

  18. 18 MaryMohon 24 Sep 2009 at 10:34 PM

    Awesome picture. Looks very delicious. Something different. What a great way to eat more vegetables!

  19. 19 TasteHongKongon 24 Sep 2009 at 10:48 PM

    The cake looks fluffy enough, and as you have labelled, i would love to bring it for a picnic or serve it during gatherings. Thanks.

    My best wishes for the move.

  20. 20 Jessieon 25 Sep 2009 at 7:41 AM

    all I can say is wow! I bet this cake would make a great side to chicken or steak dish.

  21. 21 sarahon 25 Sep 2009 at 11:54 AM

    This cake is beautiful. What an amazing idea that I need to eat right now. Good luck with your move. It sounds exciting.

  22. 22 Annaon 25 Sep 2009 at 1:54 PM

    Hi jessie, I agree… it would make a nice side. But also I’ll try to bake one with spicy Italian Sausage. I think It will be a nice item for a picnic. ;-)

  23. 23 Annaon 25 Sep 2009 at 1:58 PM

    Thanks Sarah. ;-)

  24. 24 CJ Carteron 25 Sep 2009 at 2:47 PM

    Fantastic. Looks delicious and the photos are wonderful! Thanks for sharing!

  25. 25 Annaon 25 Sep 2009 at 3:40 PM

    Thanks Cj. ;-)

  26. 26 Andrea@WellnessNoteson 27 Sep 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Good luck with the move! The vegetable cake looks and sounds delicious!

  27. 27 Annaon 27 Sep 2009 at 2:47 PM

    Thanks Andrea,:-)

  28. 28 Cynthia at A Shimmy In My Spiriton 05 Oct 2009 at 8:12 PM

    Yummmm. Thanks Anna for posting so many wonderful recipes and pictures. You give me hope for my cooking skills. I hope your move goes well and welcome to the West Coast!

  29. 29 Son 23 Dec 2009 at 4:03 PM

    I really want to try this! What size pan did you use?

  30. 30 Annaon 24 Dec 2009 at 8:18 AM

    Hi S, Glad you liked it. I used a 10 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ x 3″ high bread loaf pan. :-)

  31. 31 Ericaon 25 Dec 2009 at 8:25 PM

    Hi Anna,

    I made this cake today for a christmas dinner party and was absolutely delicious!!!! I added a some cumin and heavy cream and everyone loved it. Thank you for the recipe. Merry christmas :)

  32. 32 Annaon 26 Dec 2009 at 9:30 AM

    Hi Erica, I’m happy you liked it cumin and heavy cream must be a good change, I should try that. Happy Holidays. :-)

  33. 33 Son 01 Jan 2010 at 6:05 PM

    Anna, I ended up making this for New Year’s Eve (happy New Year’s, btw!) and it’s very tasty. Thanks for sharing the recipe! I ended up using a regular-sized loaf pan (9″x5″ or something) plus one mini loaf pan but I think next time I’ll can fit it all into the regular loaf pan. I used only 2 tsp of baking powder, and it had to bake for longer than 50 min., but it came out as pretty as yours! :)

  34. 34 Annaon 01 Jan 2010 at 6:24 PM

    Hi S, Happy New Year glad you liked it, I’m in the kitchen making another version of it right now, fingers crossed. ;-)

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