Beet And Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 large beet, cooked and roughly chopped
• 1 pinch salt
• 8 ounces all-purpose flour
• 4 ounces cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 10 ounces superfine sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup sunflower oil
• 4 ounces dark chocolate, chopped into pieces

Recipe

• 1 heat the oven to 375°f.
• 2 tip the beet into a blender and blitz until finely chopped. add a pinch of salt and the rest of the ingredients, except the oil and the chocolate.
• 3 when completely mixed in the blender (you may need to scrape the sides down a couple of times) add the oil in a steady stream with the motor running, as if you were making mayonnaise.
• 4 when all the oil has been added, stir in the chocolate then tip the mix into a lined 2lb loaf tin.
• 5 cook for 1 hour until an inserted skewer comes out practically clean. leave the loaf to cool on a rack.
• 6 serve in slices with creme fraiche or cream.