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1. heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Tip the beetroot into a food processor and blitz until chopped. Add a pinch of salt and the rest of the ingredients, except the oil and chocolate. When completely mixed (you may need to scrape the sides down once or twice), add the oil in a steady stream, as if you were making mayonnaise.
2. When all the oil has been added, stir in the chocolate, then tip the mix into a lined 900g loaf tin. Cook for 1 hr until an inserted skewer comes out practically clean. leave the loaf to cool on a rack. Serve in slices with the crème fraîche or clotted cream.

Per serving

594 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 71g, fat 34 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, salt 0.78 g

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• Jackie

  18 September 2008

  Jackie commented on this recipe

  I made & loved this cake, I took it into work for all to try & as you suggested, guess the ingredient. Nobody did of course & were intrigued when they found out. I did however replace some of the coco powder with plain drinking chocolate & a customer who is also a subscriber tried the recipe & said that her's didn't taste as good as mine then I remembered the sustitution. It made it less strong. I'd say this is a cake I'll be making many times in the future. Next time I'm trying it with grated raw beetroot.

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• vjohan

  22 September 2008

  vjohan rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This cake is so delicious and moist. I surprised all my friends with the beetroot eliment. Also used this recipe and made muffins instead

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• kittybibidy

  26 September 2008

  kittybibidy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this yesterday, daughter had no idea about the beetroot! Nice texture but too chocolatey. Quite a thick batter, messy! Would only make again occasionally.

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• Emz

  26 September 2008

  Emz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Quite a nice cake. You couldn't tell the beetroot was in it. Mine took longer to cook though, not sure why as I followed the recipe exactly. Would possibly make again but I have more favourite chocolate cake recipes that I would make before this one.

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• Elle

  28 September 2008

  Elle rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Loved this recipe it was so easy, used wheat-free flour and it turned out okay...

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• Kathryn Tench

  28 September 2008

  Kathryn Tench rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My blender couldn't cope with the thick mixture and almost burnt out the motor. Ended up putting it in a bowl and whisking. Very, very messy - took ages to clean up. Cake was rather dry and strong tasting. Wouldn't attempt again.

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• nellyj

  30 September 2008

  nellyj rated and commented on this recipe

  

  It sounds bonkers, but actually rather nice.Also unable to blend, so just chopped really small pieces. My son was horrified to find out that he'd eaten beetroot and enjoyed it, but then surely anything added to chocolate....

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• Tracey

  01 October 2008

  Tracey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I agree with Kathryns comments with the cake being dry and strong tasting. Not one I will make again.

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• dwynwyn

  02 October 2008

  dwynwyn commented on this recipe

  Made this with a grater rather than a food processor as I don't have one and it worked great. I loved it and it soon disappeared from by the kettle at work. Went down very well with a cup of tea!

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• gracie

  03 October 2008

  gracie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Thought this cake was quite tasty, the family never guessed the secret ingredient! Would make this maybe once in a blue moon.

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• Liz

  05 October 2008

  Liz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I don't understand why some people had thick mixtures. Mine was quite runny, especially with all that oil! I did have to cook it for longer than stated - roughly about 1hr 15 mins. The result was a deliciously dark moist cake and not too sweet. Cut a thick slice, warm for a few seconds in the microwave and serve with a dollop of creme fraiche for a really great dessert.

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• Cakes Galore!

  08 October 2008

  Cakes Galore! commented on this recipe

  I wasn't impressed with this cake. Very dry and too chocolatey. My blendy also didn't cope well with it and started smoking! Won't be trying it again!

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• Cakes Galore!

  08 October 2008

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• sajona

  09 October 2008

  sajona rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My veg hating boys really liked this and were shocked they'd had beetroot! I liked the 'dark' taste - but then I love dark chocolate. I used sainsburys 'basic' dark chocolate.

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• Chris

  11 October 2008

  Chris rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I didn't find this came out dry, but I could have done with more chocolate pieces in it! It cooked in the time, although to start with I realised that I had set the temperature as for a non-fan oven by mistake.

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• elle01527

  18 October 2008

  elle01527 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was one of the easiest cakes I've made. It went down really well with my family and I will def. be making again. Delicious!!

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• fabrecipes

  19 October 2008

  fabrecipes rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake last night and have to say I'm quite disapointed at the outcome. I mixed the ingredients by hand as I do not have a processor but as other comments state, the mixture is quite thick and I do think that most processors would struggle. The cake has turned out to be very dry and crumbly, which is a suprise as at one point during the mixing there seemed to be far too much oil. However, I do think the bitterness of the chocolate and the sweetness of the beetroot really work, and the children loved it with custard, perhaps a couple of slight alterations to the recipe would give a far better cake.

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• bubbles

  22 October 2008

  bubbles rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this cake a while ago and took it to work, everyone remarked how tasty it was, they did have it with double cream. I have emailed the recipe onto friends. I loved the cake, although it was the first time that i cooked beetroot ( the beetroot didn't look impressive but you don't see that). I didn't find the cake at all dry it was the opposite and very tasty not at all rich.

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• picklesmum

  22 October 2008

  picklesmum commented on this recipe

  My blender didnt cope with the mixture at all, far too thick and would have broken it if i'd continued. However transfered it to the food processor and worked fine! Apart from the blender mishap it was very quick easy recipe that I will be making again.

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• petal

  26 October 2008

  petal commented on this recipe

  Instead of chopping beetroot i pureed it, and melted chocolate instead of chopping. But do not put rest of mixture in a food processor, mix with a spoon. Fantastic results. It is now a favorite cake, when i can get fresh beetroot, which i boil and leave to cool, before you peel and puree. I would recomend this...

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Ingredients

• 1 large cooked beetroot , about 175g in weight, roughly chopped
• 200g plain flour
• 100g cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 250g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 200ml sunflower oil
• 100g dark chocolate , (not too bitter), chopped into pieces
• crème fraîche or clotted cream, to serve

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Difficulty and servings

Cuts into 8 slices

Preperation and cooking times

Prep 15 mins

Cook 1 min

Ingredients

• 1 large cooked beetroot , about 175g in weight, roughly chopped
• 200g plain flour
• 100g cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 250g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 200ml sunflower oil
• 100g dark chocolate , (not too bitter), chopped into pieces
• crème fraîche or clotted cream, to serve

Per serving

594 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 71g, fat 34 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, salt 0.78 g

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