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Vegan Beetroot Chocolate Cake

Moist with just the right amount of crucial cakey crumble this is definitely a new favourite.

200g flour
90g caster sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
2 small beetroot, peeled, boiled and pureed
150g chocolate
1 tbsp golden syrup
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
For the frosting:
100g icing sugar
1 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
For the topping:
100g raspberries
1 tbsp icing sugar

Pre-heat the oven the 180 degrees celsius.

Sift the flour, baking powder and bicarb into a large bowl. Gently stir through the caster sugar.

Peel and boil the beetroot for around an hour and then puree in a blender. Whisk together with the golden syrup and balsamic.

Melt the chocolate in a double broiler and add to puree – stir until smooth.

Make a well in the centre of the flour mixture and add the wet ingredients. Gently fold and transfer to a lined cake tin. Bake for 30-35 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.

Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting – to make the cake completely even and suitable for the raspberry topping, slice off the top with a serrated knife.

Mix the icing sugar and cocoa powder together before adding the water and beating with a spatula until thick and smooth. Spread over the whole cake using a palette knife – or, in my case, a gifted butter knife.

Muddle the raspberries, leaving a few whole before stirring through the icing sugar. Just before serving top the cake with the raspberry mixture and slice.

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