We pulled the last of the beetroot on Monday, although only a few little 'uns were left standing.
After some humming and harring, we decided to use them in a chocolate beetroot cake... yes, that's right. Chocolate beetroot cake !
Ingredients
- 50g bitter cocoa powder
- 180g plain flour
- 1½tsp baking powder
- Pinch of salt
- 250g caster sugar
- 300g cooked fresh beetroot
- 3 eggs
- 200ml corn oil
- 1tsp vanilla extract
Sift the cocoa powder, flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Mix in the sugar and set aside.
Purée the beetroot in a food processor. Add the eggs, one at a time, then add the corn oil and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients and pour the beetroot mixture into the well. Lightly mix, using a rubber spatula, and pour into the prepared cake tin.
Bake for 40 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. It won’t rise a great deal and the top may crack a bit. Allow to cool a little before removing from the tin, then leave to cool completely on a wire rack. To serve, dust the cake with icing sugar or bitter cocoa powder, and cut into generous slices.
The results is a rich, soft, moist, chocolate cake with a really nice flavour... you should definitely give this a try !
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