Chocolate Beetroot Cake

Rich chocolate beetroot cake with vibrant red beetroot layers and glossy chocolate ganache topping.

Chocolate Beetroot Cake is a delicious chocolate cake that has a vegetable in it. Brilliant – has to be healthy then doesn’t it? That means an extra slice for me!

Chocolate Beetroot Cake

Recipe by Stay at Home Mum
3.0 from 1 vote

Moist, rich cake with beetroot blended into the batter. Earthy sweetness, moist texture, and surprisingly delicious.

Course: DessertCuisine: AustralianDifficulty: Easy
Servings
+

4

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes
Calories

300

kcal
Total time

1

hour 

10

minutes
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Ingredients

  • .25 tsp Canola oil

  • 1 number Egg

  • 2 number Egg whites

  • 1 number Brown sugar-1 cup, firmly packed

  • 85 gram Chocolate-melted

  • .50 cup Beetroot-Drained and from the tin

  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

  • 2 number Self raising flour-2 cups

  • 1 tsp Bicarb soda

  • .25 tsp Salt

  • .5 number Buttermilk-half cup

Directions

  • Beat brown sugar and oil until creamy. Add egg and egg whites one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in chocolate, beetroot, buttermilk and vanilla.  Add flour, bicarb and salt and beat until smooth.
  • Pour into cake tin and bake at 180 for 35-40 minutes or until skewer comes out clean when inserted.  Cool completely. Refrigerate in airtight container for up to 4 days or freeze for up to a month.
  • Recipe Hints and Tips:
  • Double wrap in plastic wrap and freeze for up to one month.
  • Chocolate Cream Cheese icing is a perfect way to finish the cake
  • Works well cooked in muffin cases, just reduce the cooking time.
  • Recipe submitted by Cassy Billingsley
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Lydia Williams
Lydia is our gorgeous food editor and a ray of sunshine in the Stay at Home Mum kitchen. In between cooking and and trialing all our recipes you can find her photographing her work for Stay at Home Mum. She has 2 gorgeous children and a spunk of a husband who understands her passion for food.

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