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Dark Chocolate Beetroot Cake |
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| This cake starts off a deep fushia colour when first out of the oven. A white cream cheese filling with lemon rinds is a fine addition and lovely contrast to the fushia. disclaimer: this is an 'eyeball' recipe where all the ingredients were estimated. recipe should make two 8" cake tins | | Ingredients | 1-1/2 cups juiced beetroot
2 eggs
a cuppa butter softened
3/4 cuppa sugar
a tsp baking powder
a cup or so of flour (not too much to dry the batter)
vanilla
pinch of salt
lots of chocolate chips -preferably dark
| | Directions | Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs 1 by 1. Combine flour, salt and baking powder together. Mix beetroot juice into butter & eggs. Add vanilla. fold in flour & choc chips until just mixed in. divide batter amongst 2 tins, bake at 350 F for around 25-30 mins or until middle is cooked and toothpick comes out clean.
Decorate with cream cheese filling and enjoy. | | |
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