Chocolate Beetroot Cake

Ingredients

• 75 g good quality cocoa powder (I used Hershey's cocoa)
• 180 g plain flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 250 g caster sugar (super fine Sugar)
• 250 g cooked fresh beetroots
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 200 ml corn or sunflower oil
• icing sugar (confectioners Sugar, to dust)

Directions

1. Pre heat oven to 180C (350F).
2. Lightly butter a 25 cm round or square cake pan.
3. Sift cocoa powder, flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
4. Stir in Sugar and set aside.
5. Puree cooked beetroot in food processor.
6. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
7. Add vanilla and oil and wiz until smooth.
8. Make a well in center of dry ingredients, stir in beetroot mixture, and lightly mix.
9. Pour into pan and bake for 50-60minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
10. If the cake begins to brown, cover lightly with foil, after about 30 minutes.
11. It WON'T rise a great deal, and the top might crack.
12. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes IN PAN, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
13. Dust with icing sugar to serve.
14. Can be served with fresh whipped cream or crème fraîche or just delicious plain.