RADISH CAKE 
3 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
3 tbsp. milk
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. butter
1/2 c. instant cocoa mix
1 c. shredded radishes, well drained
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
1/3 c. sour cream
1 tsp. shredded orange peel

Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan. Stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. In large mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add one egg at a time. Beat 1 minute after adding each egg. Into small bowl, beat together radishes, sour cream, milk, and orange peel. Add dry ingredients to sour cream mixture. Alternate with butter mixture. Beat at low speed after each addition until well combined.

Transfer 1 cup of cake batter into a small bowl; gently fold cocoa mixture into the 1 cup of batter. Spoon plain cake batter into prepared pan. Take spoon and drop cocoa batter to form a ring over the plain cake batter but do not spread to edges.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes. Cool cake on wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and drizzle with frosting.

Frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla, and 3 to 4 teaspoons milk. Mix well and drizzle over cake.

recipe reviews
Radish Cake
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 Piper (Arizona) says:
I joined a CSA and got a bunch of radishes- which I don't like. I used this to make a cake with the radishes and it was delicious. Even though the radishes I used were super hot the cake didn't taste like it at all.
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 Olga Prieto (Texas) says:
I've shared this recipe with a lot of my friends! I've made some adjustments for my dietary needs. Unblebleached flour, raw sugar or brown sugar, and no frosting. My grandkids request quite often.
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 Patricia (Ohio) says:
Made this cake yesterday...wow what a surprise. It is so good. Everyone loved it from my mother in law to the grandkids, I followed the directions except I used one teaspoon of orange extract in place of the orange zest. Very yummy.
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 Chrisw (United States) says:
Sceptic but over run by radishes in garden. I loved it and not telling anyone of the ingredient. Everyone loved it, one keeper for me. Thank you for a great use of radishes.

 

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