Beet-choc-orange cake

Three reasons why I love using vegetables in cakes:

1. Makes them REALLY moist
2. It's quirky
3. Young people don't want to eat them!


Look at the colour of this badboy! Used a Sarah Raven recipe for beet-choc-orange cake...

200g beetroot
Juice & zest of 1 orange
100g ground almonds
3 eggs, separated
125g caster sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
200g dark chocolate

-prepare beetroot
-line 20cm loose-bottom tin with greaseproof paper
-melt chocolate
-whizz beetroot with hand blender, keeping some texture
-mix beetroot with orange juice and zest
-add almonds, egg yolks, sugar, baking powder & melted choc
-in another bowl whisk egg whites until stiff
-fold in egg whites
-bake for 40 mins at 180 degrees C / gas mark 4

Serve with ice cream or creme fraiche