Beetroot Chocolate Cake

Name: Beetroot Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 6 medium fresh beetroots or 1 12 cups pureed fresh beetroots; 2 cups self raising flour; 1 12 cups brown sugar; 12-34 cup cocoa; 125 g dark cooking chocolate, melted.; 14 cup finely chopped pecans or 3 -5 whole pecans (optional); 12 cup vegetable oil; 3 eggs, beaten

8 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

6 medium fresh beetroots or 1 12 cups pureed fresh beetroots
2 cups self raising flour
1 12 cups brown sugar
12-34 cup cocoa
125 g dark cooking chocolate, melted.
14 cup finely chopped pecans or 3 -5 whole pecans (optional)
12 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs, beaten

Directions

1

Boil unpeeled beetroot for 1 hour.
2

Drain, peel, cool and puree beetroot to make 1 1/2 cups of pureed beetroot.
3

Preheat the oven to 180C Lightly oil and flour a 25 cm cake tin.
4

Place flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking powder in a large bowl, and mix thoroughly.
5

Add the chopped nuts if using.
6

In another bowl, mix oil, eggs, and beetroot.
7

Fold into the dry ingredients with melted chocolate.
8

Place in cake tin.
9

Bake 45-55 minutes.
10

Turn out onto rack and cool.
11

Served slightly warm with fresh cream makes a delicious dessert.