Chocolate Beetroot Cake

"A low-fat, low-cal chocolate cake which uses beetroot instead of fat to give density and moisture"
 
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Ready In:
2hrs
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
10
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cook a bunch of fresh unpeeled beetroot by simmering for 1 hour. Or if you have a pressure cooker, cook for 20 minutes.
  • Drain, peel, and puree beetroot in a food processor to provide 1½ cups of pureed beetroot.
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/356f. Lightly oil and flour a 25 cm circular cake tin.
  • Place flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking powder in a large bowl, and mix thoroughly. Add the chopped nuts.
  • In another bowl, mix oil, eggs and beetroot. Fold into the dry ingredients.
  • Place in cake tin and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.

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