Rachel over at Rkhooks invited me to participate the Stop The Traffik Chocolate 26.09.2023 **, an incentive to stop the use of child labour in chocolate production. So I tried the combination of beetroot and Fair Trade Cocoa. For this cake I used for the same Fair Trade Cocoa as for the Rich Chocolate Cake
The combination of cocoa and beetroot sounds strange, but the mixture of beetroot and chocolate gives a wonderfully “earthy” flavour, not to sweet and for those who don’t like beetroot you really cannot taste the beetroot taste.
Beetroot and chocolate cake
This easy cake is rich, chocolate decadence at its finest. It is surprisingly light and not overly sweet. You must try it to believe it.
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| Title: | Beetroot and chocolate cake |
| Categories: | Baking |
| Yield: | 20 Servings, 1 2,5-l-bundt pan |
Ingredients
| 375 | grams | Beetroot, cooked | |
| 300 | ml | Sun flower oil | |
| 5 | Eggs, size M | ||
| 275 | grams | Flour | |
| 3 | teasp. | Baking powder, leveled | |
| 100 | grams | Cocoa | |
| 375 | grams | Sugar | |
| 1 | pack | Vanilla sugar | |
| H | DUSTING | ||
| Powdered sugar und cocoa | |||
Source
| LECKER, Kochen & Genießen, Oktober 2007, p.114 |
| Edited *RK* 09/21/2007 by | |
| Ulrike Westphal |
Directions
1. Grease and flour the bundt tin. Cube the beetroot and puree the beetroot with the sun flower oil. Add the eggs one by one.
2. In a bowl mix together flower, baking powder, cocoa, sugar and vanilla sugar. Add the beetroot mixture and stir until smooth.
3. Pour the batter into prepared tin and bake for around 45 to 50 minutes in the preheated oven 175 °C/fan: 150 °C/gas: Mark 2). Test with a toothpick for doneness.
4. Remove from pan after about 10 minutes and allow to cool on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar and cocoa.
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* http://rkhooks.net/2007/09/03/stop-the-traffik-chocolate-event/ now defunct
** 26.09.2023 https://www.rachelkhoo.com/recipe/calling-all-chocoholics no longer available
Thyme for Cooking
And a nice color, too. Unlike the courgette cakes which always have green or yellow flecks in them. Plus I bet it’s moist! Eat chocolate and get your vegetables – perfect!
Wow chocolate & beetroot!
Hey Ulrike,
What an original combination, chocolate & beetroot. I will have to try that out. Thanks for taking the time to participate. Don’t forget to send me your entry details and pop back for the round up and voting.
hmm
What an unusual combination…a definite must-try!
blogging always lead to new discoveries.. i have seen beetroot choc cake on post but never laid my hand baking this one but soon i will be home I will have my own kitchen again i will try this recipe….
Hört sich in der Tat verwegen an, aber ist sicher ein recht saftiger Kuchen, oder?
REPLY:
In der Tat sehr saftig und sehr lecker, fand auch unser Nachbar!
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