Chocolate Beetroot Cake - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups pureed fresh beetroots
2 cups wholemeal flour
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 cup finely chopped macadamias
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs, beaten
Preparation
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Cook a bunch of fresh unpeeled beetroot by simmering for 1 hour. Or if you have a pressure cooker, cook for 20 minutes.
Drain, peel, and puree beetroot in a food processor to provide 11/2 cups of pureed beetroot.
Preheat the oven to 180C/356f. Lightly oil and flour a 25 cm circular cake tin.
Place flour, sugar, cocoa, and baking powder in a large bowl, and mix thoroughly. Add the chopped nuts.
In another bowl, mix oil, eggs and beetroot. Fold into the dry ingredients.
Place in cake tin and bake in the oven for 50-60 minutes. Turn out onto rack and cool.
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