Beet Chocolate Cake

10 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon chia seeds
  • 1 + 1/2 cups oat flakes
  • 1/4 cup cacao powder
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • a pinches salt
  • 2 raw peeled beets
  • 50 grams dark chocolate
  • 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/3 cup coconut flower nectar (or other liquid sweetener)
  • 100 grams apple sauce (about 1/4 cup + 1 tbsp)

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven at 350° F / 175° C. Mix chia seeds with water and set aside.
  2. 2
    In a high-speed blender or a mill reduce oats into a flour. Add it into a bowl along with cacao, baking powder and salt.
  3. 3
    Grate beets and add them to the bowl and stir.
  4. 4
    In a saucepan melt chocolate with oil, add coconut flower syrup, applesauce, soaked chia seeds and stir until smooth. Add this liquid to the bowl and stir well.
  5. 5
    Pour the batter into the greased cake pan - a 7 inch / 18 cm round cake pan - and bake for about 30 minutes.

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