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Chocolate Beetroot Cake recipe

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  • angeltreats
    angeltreats Posts: 2,286 Forumite
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    edited 3 April 2011 at 5:10PM
    Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall has a lovely recipe for chocolate beetroot brownies - here. I've made it a few times and it's very nice indeed.

    The taste is rich chocolate cake with a little added "something", but I don't think anyone would guess it was beetroot unless you told them.
  • AlwaysAllie
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    Just seen that Nigel Slater is doing Beetroot Cake (don't know if it's with chocolate) - BBC1 6pm

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  • cyclingyorkie
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    we serve it at school once every 3 weeks.....

    we don't tell the kids its got beetroot in.....
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  • LittleLauz
    LittleLauz Posts: 171 Forumite
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    My colleague made one of these a while ago. It sounded disgusting at first but tasted like a very moist and light choccy cake. Very yummy!!
  • life_in_termoil
    life_in_termoil Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    Well its in the oven....will give a verdict later
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  • greenbee
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    we serve it at school once every 3 weeks.....

    we don't tell the kids its got beetroot in.....
    That's one way of getting vegetables into them!
  • life_in_termoil
    life_in_termoil Posts: 1,036 Forumite
    I wont be telling my kids its got beetroot in it either!!!
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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,339 Forumite
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    luckily we have a whole thread dedicated to that very cake! Ive never tasted it myself but do let us know how it goes.

    ill merge this later

    Zip :)
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  • bertiebots
    bertiebots Posts: 1,433 Forumite
    I havent made it myself but we had some at school a few weeks ago made with plain chocolate and it is very nice! You wouldnt know its got beetroot in it!
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  • Nargleblast
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    Funnily enough, I made a chocolate cake with finely chopped beetroot in yesterday. OH had eaten the leftover vacuum packed beetroot so I just fished a couple of large beetroots out of the pickle jar and washed off the vinegar before chopping and adding to a chocolate cake mix. After baking, I let it get cold then spread a mixture of melted chocolate and double cream over the top, a ganache topping in other words. Once set I cut it into pieces - really moist and chocolatey, very nice!
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