
By BBC Good Food
Beetroot cake
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: Sun, 16 Mar 2025 03:31:36 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
64
Moderate
Glycemic Load
81
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories934.9 kcal (47%)
Total Fat47.8 g (68%)
Carbs121.1 g (47%)
Sugars84.5 g (94%)
Protein9.1 g (18%)
Sodium338.7 mg (17%)
Fiber3.4 g (12%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
12 servings

250gbutter
plus extra for greasing

200gdark chocolate
broken into chunks

500gplain flour

500ggolden caster sugar

2 Tbspcocoa powder

1 tspbicarbonate of soda

½ tspsalt

2eggs
large

200gnatural yogurt

400gbeetroot
cooked, in natural juices, not vinegar

4 Tbspred food colouring
optional, we used Scarlett Langdale - a natural liquid colouring will not work

200gfull-fat cream cheese
at room temperature

250gbutter
softened

400gicing sugar
sifted

2 tspvanilla extract

3sweets
to decorate, optional, we used jelly hearts from a sweet shop
Instructions
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