Hereis my recipe for Beetroot cake
Chocolate beetroot cake per portion NB provides extra vegetables
Makes 12 slices
Energy kcal 329 per slice
Ingredients
3oz (75g) cocoa or chocolate drink powder
6oz (180g ) plain flour –can use 5oz white and 1 oz
wholemeal
8 oz (225g) sugar
2tsp baking powder
250g cooked and cooled beetroot
3 large eggs
200ml sunflower oil
1tsp vanilla extract
Icing sugar for dusting
Method
Pre-heat oven to 180 C/335F/gas4
Sift dry ingredients together in a bowl
Puree the beetroot
In a separate bowl mix the eggs one at a time with the oil
and vanilla essence when smooth add the sugar. Add the puree beetroot
Make a well in the middle of the dry ingredients and add the
beetroot and oil and sugar mixture
Mix well
Pour into a greased and lined 9inch cake tin
Bake 30-40 mins or until firm and a skewer inserted in the
cake leaves it cleanly
Cool on a rack
Dust with icing sugar
The cake can be split and filled with cream if desired or
iced
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