Prep time:
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Total time:
Serves: 8
350g self raising flour
75g cocoa powder
1tsp baking powder
250g softened butter
275g sugar
4 eggs
125g finely grated, cooked beetroot
2tbsp orange juice
Red food colouring (optional)
For the cream cheese frosting:
300g cream cheese
75g softened butter
200g icing sugar
1tsp vanilla essence
For decoration:
Chocolate curls/hearts
Beetroot has an earthy sweetness, but paired with chocolate and cream cheese it brings depth and a perfect velvet texture to this cake. This is a comfort cake with the added satisfaction of a healthy vegetable thrown in - and no real need for red food colouring.
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