Chocolate Fudge Cake With Beetroot Recipe Video
Ingredients
| Free range eggs | 3 Medium | |
| Light muscovado sugar | 250 Gram | |
| Vanilla pod | 1 , cut in half lengthways and seeds scraped out | |
| Maple syrup | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Self raising flour | 40 Gram | |
| Plain flour | 40 Gram | |
| Bicarbonate of soda | 1⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1⁄4 Teaspoon | |
| Cocoa powder | 25 Gram | |
| Ground almonds | 50 Gram | |
| Beetroot | 250 Gram, peeled and finely grated (Raw) | |
| Sunflower oil | 30 Milliliter | |
| Dark chocolate | 150 Gram (Good Quality) | |
| Dark chocolate | 150 Gram (Good Quality) | |
| Strong black coffee | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Strong black coffee | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Vanilla essence | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Clear honey | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Clear honey | 3 Tablespoon |
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 3996 Calories from Fat 1313
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 147 g225.7%
Saturated Fat 65.9 g329.4%
Trans Fat 0.3 g
Cholesterol 24 mg8%
Sodium 1613.5 mg67.2%
Total Carbohydrates 655 g218.3%
Dietary Fiber 41.3 g165.2%
Sugars 511.4 g
Protein 51 g101.3%
Vitamin A 4.7% Vitamin C 21.2%
Calcium 43.2% Iron 179.3%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
Directions
2. Melt the chocolate gently in a bowl over a pan of simmering water until all dissolved, then set aside to cool.
3. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar, the scraped-out vanilla seeds, the maple syrup and the honey for three minutes with an electric hand whisk until pale and quite fluffy.
4. Gently fold in the flours, bicarbonate of soda, salt, cocoa and ground almonds until fully incorporated.
5. Using some kitchen paper, dab the grated beetroot thoroughly to remove some of the excess moisture. Fold in the beetroot, cooled chocolate, coffee and oil with the help of a spatula until thoroughly mixed together.
6. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and cook in the middle of the oven for 1 hour 30 minutes. After this time, cover the cake with foil and bake for another 30 minutes.
7. Test the cake by inserting a skewer into the centre to see if it comes out clean (although this cake is so moist that even when the cake is fully cooked, the skewer comes out looking slightly messy). Leave to cool on a wire rack.
8. To make the fudge topping, melt the chocolate gently in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, then remove from the heat and add the coffee and the vanilla essence.
9. At this stage the chocolate will seize up slightly, but it will relax back once you add the honey and gently mix in.
10. Set aside to cool for 15 minutes before icing the cake. Cut the cake through the middle and ice it in the centre and on all sides.
11. Decorate the top with whatever you fancy, but I like using pink flowers, such as tulips or roses, which I plant into the cake with a bit of stem left on.
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Tips
1. Leave yourself plenty of time to make this cake because it is quite a lengthy recipe.
2. The cake is best eaten when it is still slightly warm. It is also really important to ice it at the last minute or the icing can lose its shine.
However, it would freeze beautifully providing you put it away before icing. Simply defrost when needed and ice at the last minute.
Editors Review
Every foodie dreams about exotic and wonderful cakes,and here we are with one of them. It's the simply marvellous chocolate topped beetroot chocolate fudge cake. Intense in flavors and incredible taste makes it much desired for. Watch the video to make your dreams come true...Chef
