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Dairy
Easy
12 Servings
Allergens 
1 Hour
Diets
Beets add a mild note of earthiness to these moist little cakes. You can swap the beets for courgette/zucchini and add a hint of spice, if you like. Makes 12
12 mini loaf moulds (each 8 x 4 centimeter/3 and 1/4 x 13/4 inch), greased and set on a baking sheet (or a 900-gram/2-pound loaf pan, greased (see note)
200 grams/1 cup light muscovado/brown sugar
100 milliliters/1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla paste
225 grams/1 pound peeled and cooked beetroot/beets, such as Gefen Organic Beets, (approximately 2–3 beetroot/beets), blended to a purée
200 grams/6 and 1/2 ounces dark/bittersweet chocolate (60–70% cocoa solids), melted and cooled
50 grams/1/3 cup Gefen Ground Almonds
115 grams/1 scant cup self-raising/rising flour
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of/baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
50 grams/1 and 1/2 ounces dark/ bittersweet chocolate (60–70% cocoa solids), chopped
25 grams/2 tablespoons butter
40 milliliters/2 and 1/2 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk
2 tablespoons golden/light corn syrup, such as Gefen
250 grams/8 ounces courgettes/zucchini, coarsely grated
1 teaspoon Gefen Ground Cinnamon (optional)
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit) Gas 4.
Put the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla in a large mixing bowl and whisk until frothy. Add the puréed beetroot/beet, melted chocolate and ground almonds and whisk again until fully mixed. Sift the flour and raising agents, and add the salt before folding in.
Pour the batter into the mini loaf moulds and bake in the preheated oven for 20–25 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Transfer the loaves, still in their moulds, to a wire rack to cool completely.
To make the icing, simply melt and stir all the ingredients together in a heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of barely simmering water until smooth and glossy.
Drizzle the icing over the top of the cakes and enjoy.
From Deliciously Chocolatey Cakes & Bakes: 100 Indulgent Recipes for When You Need a Treat by Victoria Glass, Ryland Peters & Small Photographs © Ryland Peters & Small 2015, 2024 Purchase on Amazon
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