Blitz & Bake Beetroot & Chocolate Cake

• 175 g cooked beetroots, roughly chopped
• 200 g plain flour
• 100 g cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 250 g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 200 ml sunflower oil
• 100 g dark chocolate

1. Heat the oven to 190c/fan170c/gas .
2. Tip the beetroot into a blender & blitz until chopped.
3. Add a pinch of salt & the rest of the ingredients, expect the oil & chocolate.
4. When completely mixed (you may need to scrape the sides down once or twice), add the oil in a steady steam as if you were making mayonnaise.
5. When all the oil has been added, stir in the chocolate, then tip the mix into a lined 900g loaf tin.
6. Cook for 1 hr until a inserted skewer comes out clean.
7. Leave the loaf on a rack to cool.

beetroots, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, sugar, eggs, vanilla, sunflower oil, chocolate

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/blitz-bake-beetroot-chocolate-cake-348068 (may not work)