Healthier than your average chocolate cake, this rich and dark bake is lighter on the calorie count
Ingredients
100ml rapeseed oil plus extra for greasing
175g (drained weight) vacuum-packed beetroot (not in vinegar)
175g dark soft brown sugar
200g self-raising flour
1 tbsp baking powder
50g cocoa powder
200g 0% fat natural yogurt
2 tsp vanilla extract
100g icing sugar
50g dark chocolate (at least 80% cocoa solids)
1 tbsp cocoa powder
3 tbsp skimmed milk
dark chocolate shavings, to serve (optional)
Instructions
1Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Grease and line a deep 20cm springform cake tin with baking parchment. Tip the beetroot into a food processor and whizz to a purée. Add the remaining ingredients, along with ¼ tsp salt, and blend until well combined. Scrape into the cake tin, level the surface and bake for 50 mins-1 hr or until a skewer comes out clean.
2Leave the cake to cool in the tin while you make the icing. Put the ingredients in a small saucepan, heat and whisk until smooth. Cool for 20 mins.
3Flip the cake onto a wire rack, flat-side up. Pour over the icing and leave to cool completely. Sprinkle with dark chocolate shavings (if using), then serve.
