Beetroot cake

Name: Beetroot cake
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 250g butter plus extra for greasing; 200g dark chocolate broken into chunks; 500g plain flour; 500g golden caster sugar; 2 tbsp cocoa powder; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½ tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 200g natural yogurt; 400g cooked beetroot in natural juices (not vinegar); 4 tbsp or 2 x 28ml bottles red food colouring optional (we used Scarlett Langdale – a natural liquid colouring will not work); 200g full-fat cream cheese at room temperature; 250g butter softened; 400g icing sugar sifted; 2 tsp vanilla extract; a few sweets to decorate, optional (we used jelly hearts from a sweet shop)

Instructions

Prep:1h 10minCook:30min

Make the most of beetroots with this beautiful chocolate sponge cake with buttercream icing. It's perfect as a sweet treat to impress friends and family

Updated at: Mon, 17 Mar 2025 01:08:52 GMT