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chocolate, apple and beetroot bundt cake

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… another completely bonkers week goes by and I thought i’d reward myself a little by tailing it off with the last and I think the favourite, of my beetroot recipes…

… plus, I think I’m going to need the energy that this glorious cake will give me as tomorrow morning i’m off to Market Rasen to spend the day demo-cooking for the mobbing crowds at the Big Market which is themed Food Glorious Food.  I’m a little nervous… very excited and am feeling rather proud too… I get to spend the day cooking some lovely food, provided for me by some of the best local producers… and i’ve been planning it for ages… i’m starting off with my version of a low-knead loaf – just to prove to the crowds that making your own bread can be an easy and rewarding experience… then i’m going to make a roasted and curried pumpkin and parsnip soup, served in a carved out pumpkin bowl, ready for serving at Halloween… next it will be some fun, party-sized, mini toad-in-the-holes and then i’m finishing off with, what some people may think of as a crazy choice, a chocolate and chestnut cream roulade… again to prove how easy it is to create a stunning show-stopper for the Christmas table…

… i’m actually in the kitchen now, prepping and making the stages ready for the day so that in true Blue Peter style I can say ‘and here’s one I made earlier’… and the kitchen is currently filled with the luscious aromas of baking sausages… wish me luck and do come and join me if you can make it!

chocolate, apple and beetroot bundt cake

as you can tell i’m a little obsessed about how brilliantly beetroot and apple work together, there’s just something so wonderful about the tartness of a crunchy cox’s orange pippin that influences the earthy depths of the beetroot… and when my neighbours delivered the massive bag of beetroots a couple of weeks ago I knew i’d be making a beetroot cake but hadn’t thought about adding the apple until I’d used the combination when I baked my chicken thighs last week… it is a brilliant combination and I urge you all to give it a go…

for the cake
250g plain chocolate broken up
3 large free range eggs
200g light muscovado sugar
100ml sunflower oil
1tsp vanilla extract
100g self raising flour
1/2 tsp bicarb
1/2 tsp baking powder
50g ground almonds
200g raw beetroot – finely grated
50g cox’s apples – finely grated

for the icing
100g icing sugar
100g cream cheese
beetroot juice (left over from above)
50g dark chocolate – melted
– melt the chocolate (i did it in a microwave but a double boiler is the traditional way)
– whisk together the egg, sugar and oil until smooth and creamy, stir in the vanilla extract then fold in the flour, bicarb, baking powder and ground almonds
– grate the raw beetroot and apple, squeeze out most of the liquid (set aside for the icing) and fold it into the cake mix along with the cooled melted chocolate
– pour the mixture into you cake tin (I used my brand new 25cm round bundt tin) and bake on 170 for 40 mins – 1hr.

– once out of the oven and cooled you can ice to your fancy… i’ve simply used the beetroot juice beaten with some icing sugar and cream cheese to create this simple yet eye-popping icing… the melted dark chocolate adds a depth of colour to the final decoration… very little more…

eat and of course, enjoy!

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  3. Louise Dolding says

    Wow, what a beautiful cake! I love beetroot <3 The pink icing is absolutely stunning. I don't have a bundt tin, do you have any idea what size round / square tin you could use instead? Louise 🙂

  4. Suelle says

    That's an awesome looking cake! Brave of you to go with such a vibrant icing but the extra drizzle of chocolate really sets it off well!

  12. What&apos;s Baking?? says

    Your bundt cake is fabulous and it looks like a ladies skirt from bird-eye view. Love the color of the beet root. Good luck to you and I'm sure the crowd will be awed by you.

  13. Chele says

    Dom you are a real marvel. Wishing you the very best of luck with your cooking demo's tomorrow. That cake is a total showstopper, utterly gorgeous!

  16. suburban veg gardener says

    OMG that has to be the most spectacular looking cake I've ever seen! I didn't manage to grow any beetroot this year but I might have to go and buy some beets just to make your cake!

  26. franglaiskitchen says

    Oh my goodness. That is all I can say. You are really getting some wonderful flavours in your recipes Dom and this is not only a great idea, it looks beautiful.

  30. A Trifle Rushed says

    Your recipes are always inspiring, I've never baked with beetroot, but I'm very tempted now, and what amazing colour, it's a beauty.
    Have a great day, I'm sure you'll wow your audience with your fab recipes and skills.

  31. Fabulicious Food says

    Totally agree – spectacular cake, the icing manages to be subtle yet dramatic at the same time. It's bring pink, yet it looks right! I can imagine the taste and will be making that as soon as I can get my hands on some apples and beetroot! Good luck at your food fair – a great gig for you.

  34. Caroline says

    That is a beautiful looking cake Dom – I do love the way you've used chocolate to offset the purple/pink icing – very effective.

  38. Choclette says

    Dom, you have excelled yourself. That cake is a work of art. Just love that deep beetroot pink, but together with the ring and the chocolate work atop it, it's a masterpiece.