| chocolate beetroot cake [message #138] |
Sat, 23 May 2009 20:42  |
 Claire
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have some beetroot that needs using up! if anyone has a recipe for one that doesn't contain egg i'd be eternally grateful 
Claire
Mummy to Linus (Feb '05), Gabriel (Oct '07) and Asa (June '09)
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| Re: chocolate beetroot cake [message #140 is a reply to message #139 ] |
Tue, 26 May 2009 18:57  |
Claire
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ooh thanks, i found another one online but it needed lots of ingredients I don't have!
this one is much better
Claire
Mummy to Linus (Feb '05), Gabriel (Oct '07) and Asa (June '09)
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| Re: vegan chocolate beetroot cake [message #141 is a reply to message #138 ] |
Wed, 27 May 2009 18:03 |
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May be the wrong thing to do, but here is the text from that site (just in case it 'goes' somewhere)
| Quote: | Vegan chocolate & beetroot cake
* 500g wholemeal flour (I often use spelt)
* 180g cocoa
* 340g sugar
* 1 medium beetroot, grated
* 300ml olive oil
* 350ml water
* 1.5 tablespoons baking powder
* 250g silken tofu
Preheat the oven to 180°C and grease and line a 22cm cake tin (it's easier if you've got a loose-bottomed one).
Sift the flour and cocoa together into a mixing bowl. Add the sugar and grated beetroot and mix to combine.
In a food processor blend together the oil, water, baking powder and tofu, until it has a smooth texture and is well combined. Add this to the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Then pour this into the cake tin and cook in the oven for 1.25 1.5 hours. Check the cake after 1 hour by insterting a skewer into it if it comes out clean the cake is ready. The cake will come out of the oven slightly cracked on top, but smelling wonderful.
Leave to cool on a wire rack and serve with the spiced beetroot glaze.
Spiced beetroot glaze
* 1 litre water
* 1 medium beetroot, cut into 2 cm cubes
* 1 cinnamon quill
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 vanilla pod, split in 2
* 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
Place all the ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and then gently simmer for 30 minutes. Strain the mixture, reserving the liquid. Add the beetroot back to the strained liquid and then blend this together. Pour the glaze back into the pan and heat for a further 2 minutes.
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Full credit due to Kathryn Elliott and http://www.kathrynelliott.com.au/blog/2007/09/13/vegan-choco late-beetroot-cake-with-spiced-beetroot-glaze
[Updated on: Wed, 27 May 2009 18:05]
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| Re: vegan chocolate beetroot cake [message #175 is a reply to message #141 ] |
Wed, 01 July 2009 19:24 |
Claire
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made this by the way. bar the glaze because i was too lazy and we started eating it before it had even cooled lol
was quite nice, but needs chocolatey icing i think
Claire
Mummy to Linus (Feb '05), Gabriel (Oct '07) and Asa (June '09)
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