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This is obviously a recipe totally unsuitable for your birthday, Queenie!
Here is what you *really* are pining for! From
Bubba
CHOCOLATE BEETROOT CAKE Serves 6
Prep: 20 min Cook: 50 min
75 g cocoa powder or powdered drinking chocolate 180 g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 250 g caster sugar 250 g cooked beetroot 3 large eggs 200 ml corn oil 1 tsp vanilla extract Icing sugar for dusting
METHOD
Heat the oven to 180ˇC/Gas 4 and lightly butter a 20-cm (8-in) round or square cake tin. Sift the cocoa powder, flour and baking powder into a bowl. Mix in the sugar, and set these dry ingredients aside.
PurŽe the beetroot in a food processor. Add the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla and oil, and whiz until it is smooth. Make a well in the centre of the dry ingredients, add the beetroot mixture and mix it all lightly. Pour into the prepared cake tin.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean (cover with a loose sheet of foil if it starts to brown at about 30 minutes).
This cake will not rise a great deal, and the top will crack. After removing from the oven, leave it for 15 minutes before taking it out of the the pan. Cool on a wiore rack and dust with icing sugar before serving.
