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Grease and line three 15 cm/6 in round cake pans. Boil the peas for a few minutes, drain, refresh under cold water and drain again. Puree with a hand blender until smooth. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
This Sweet Vanilla Pea Cake tastes like a vanilla cake, but it’s green! The flavor of the peas fades away in this vegetable cake. It’s topped with a zingy lemon frosting and a halo of pea shoots for decoration.
Boil the peas for a few minutes, drain, refresh under cold water and drain again. Puree with a hand blender until smooth. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs well, one at a time, then beat in the cooled pea puree, vanilla, lemon zest and juice.
This vibrant green three-layered cake is deliciously sweet and doesn’t taste like peas at all. It’s dense like a carrot cake is from all the fibre in the peas, but it totally works. I might have had a guilt-free slice of this for breakfast – after all, it’s got vegetables in it so it’s good for me right?
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