Food Fiend - Gluten free Chocolate and Beetroot Cake

This really is a healthy naughty treat as this cake does not contain any fat and in fact I have also reduced the sugar content as well! This recipe delivers a tasty, healthy treat which is moist and full of goodness and will hit all the right spots. The addition of the beetroot increases the moisture and the ground almonds provides a lovely nutty taste and texture which gives, the cake the special factor. This cake is deliciously rich but not heavy and if cut into 12 slices each slice is only 210 calories, so a slimmer’s delight, I am sure.

Ingredients

  • olive oil for greasing
  • 200 g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
  • 250 g raw beetroot
  • 4 large free-range eggs
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 120 g ground almonds
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 Tsp of cocoa powder

Method

  1. Preheat the fan oven to 170°C;
  2. Lightly grease the bottom and sides of a 20cm spring form cake tin with olive oil, line with grease proof paper;
  3. Use a Y-shaped peeler to peel the beetroot (you might want to wear gloves to do this), then quarter them on a chopping board. Push the beetroot through the coarse grater attachment on the food processor, then tip into a large bowl. Chop any large pieces of beetroot with a knife;
  4. Separate the white from yolks and put into two large bowls;
  5. Stir the sugar, ground almonds, baking powder, cocoa powder, egg yolks, beetroot and mix together well;
  6. Break 200g of the chocolate up into small pieces and add to a heatproof bowl and microwave on low heat until melted add this to the egg and beetroot mixture and stir well;
  7. Use an electric hand whisk to whisk the egg whites until you have stiff peaks;
  8. Use a spatula to fold a quarter of the egg whites into the beetroot mixture to loosen, then once combined, fold in the rest but try not to over mix;
  9. Add the mixture to the prepared cake tin and spread out evenly;
  10. Bake in the hot oven for around 30 – 35 minutes, or until risen and cooked through.

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