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Chocolate Beetroot Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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Ingredients:

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80 g cocoa powder
200 g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
300 g caster sugar
300 g beetroots, unpeeled , scrubbed clean
3 eggs
200 ml vegetable oil
2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract , not all used at same time
200 g cream cheese
50 g butter, room temperature
75 g dark chocolate
125 g icing sugar

Directions:

In a large pan of boiling water, boil the beetroots in the skins until tender when pierced with a knife, 30-60 minutes.
Let cool and peel away the skins.
Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, Gas4.
Butter a medium (20cm) cake tin.
Sift the cocoa powder, flour and baking powder into the bowl; add the sugar and set aside.
Puree or finely grate the beetroot.
In a large bowl, whisk together the beetroot, eggs, 2 tsp vanilla and oil.
Fold in the dry ingredients to just combine.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake 50 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Cool 20 minutes in the pan, then remove to a wire rack.
To make the frosting, melt the chocolae in a bowl set over boiling water.
Whisk together the chocolate, cream cheese, 0.5tsp vanilla and 50g butter. Spread on the cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	515.15 Kcal (2157 kJ)
Calories from fat	272.2 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	30.24g	47%
Cholesterol	68.71mg	23%
Sodium	391.05mg	16%
Potassium	324.07mg	7%
Total Carbs	56.44g	19%
Sugars	37.47g	150%
Dietary Fiber	2.6g	10%
Protein	5.92g	12%
Vitamin C	1.3mg	2%
Iron	21.9mg	122%
Calcium	112.8mg	11%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	370.99 Kcal (1553 kJ)
Calories from fat	196.03 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	21.78g	47%
Cholesterol	49.48mg	23%
Sodium	281.62mg	16%
Potassium	233.38mg	7%
Total Carbs	40.65g	19%
Sugars	26.99g	150%
Dietary Fiber	1.87g	10%
Protein	4.26g	12%
Vitamin C	0.9mg	2%
Iron	15.8mg	122%
Calcium	81.2mg	11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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