Healthy-ish Chocolate Beetroot Cakes

Name: Healthy-ish Chocolate Beetroot Cakes
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 33 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 180 grams raw beetroot (weighed after peeling, grated on the larger hole side of a box grater. ); ½ cup / 125ml dairy-free milk (I like soy milk for baking. ); ½ cup / 125ml apple sauce; ¾ cup / 130g granulated sugar (raw); ¼ cup / 60ml olive oil; 1 tsp vanilla extract; ½ cup / 75g sunflower seeds (ground in to a meal like almond meal or just use almond meal if you are not nut-free); ½ cup / 65g buckwheat flour (sifted); ½ cup / 45g cacao or cocoa powder (sifted); 2 tsp baking powder; ¼ tsp salt; 2 ripe avocados; ⅓ cup + 1 tbsp cacao or cocoa (around 45 - 50 grams); 2-3 tbsp maple syrup; pinch sea salt

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:23min

On the days you just need cake, these wicked vegan chocolate beetroot cakes with chocolate avocado frosting are a sweet and rich treat minus the guilt. (GF)

Updated at: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:10:52 GMT