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Chocolate and Beet Fudge Cake |
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Courtesy of Janet Sawyer, Little Pod, UK
This recipe is written for those of you who are in the UK or other countries who measure with grams. It's truly a delicious recipe that Janet served for the first anniversary party for Little Pod, held at the Chelsea Physic Gardens in London.
Ingredients
250g dark chocolate, plus 150g for topping
3 medium free-range eggs
250g dark brown sugar
1 teaspoon Rain's Choice vanilla paste
1 tsp chocolate extract
4 tablespoons clear honey, plus 3 for the topping
80 grams unbleached flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
25g cocoa powder
50g ground almonds
250g raw beetroot (beets), peeled and finely grated
100ml strong black coffee, plus 3 tablespoons for the topping
1 teaspoon Rain's Choice vanilla extract
30ml sunflower oil
Instructions
Preheat oven to 160ºC, or a fan-assisted one to 140ºC and grease the surface of a round,
20cm diameter tin with sunflower oil. Then slowly melt 250g chocolate in a bowl over a
pan of simmering water until all dissolved and set aside to cool.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs together with the sugar, LittlePod vanilla paste, 4
tbsp honey and chocolate extract for three minutes until pale and fluffy. Then, fold in the
flours, bicarbonate of soda, salt, cocoa powder and ground almonds.
Pat the grated beetroot thoroughly with kitchen paper in order to remove some of the
excess moisture, then fold together the beetroot, cooled chocolate, coffee and oil with the
help of a spatula until completely combined.
Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and cook in the middle of the oven for 1 hour 30
minutes. Then cover the cake with foil and bake for a further 30 minutes. Remove from
oven and leave to cool on a wire rack.
To make the topping, melt the remaining chocolate then remove from the heat to add the
coffee and the vanilla extract, and then the honey. Set aside for 15 mins before topping
the cake.
Decorate however you wish. We think it looks beautiful with fresh, colorful flowers.
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