Vegetable Cakes: The most fun way to five a day! Scrumptious sweets where the veggie is the star

Why aren't we using vegetables in dessert? That seems obvious at first - they're not as sweet as fruit.Until you remember that a lot of fruits are quite tart to taste, and many veggies are quite sweet.We all know there's a spectrum - every child knows that many vegetables are really fruits, including avocados, tomatoes, peas, sweetcorn, courgettes, and bell peppers.In this truly innovative new baking book, Ysanne Spevack has made sure to include not only veggies that are secretly fruits, but also veggies that are 100% bona-fide vegetables, such as carrots, lettuce, spinach, cauliflower and onions.Why conform to the norm, let's embrace the strange and say yes to vegetables in unusual places!Vegetables are delicious, and of course they can all be sweetened, either by being marinated and mixed with something sweet (and healthy), or by having their natural sugars caramelised - or both. Many vegetables offer other plus points, like outrageous colours, or surprising textures.Take beetroots -