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🍰 Moist Beetroot Cake with Chocolate Ganache
523 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- Beetroot, pre-cooked 300 g
- Chocolate, dark 200 g
- Brown sugar 150 g
- Salt pinch
- Sunflower oil 200 ml
- Cinnamon 1 tsp
- Eggs 3 pcs
- Wheat flour, Type 405 250 g
- Cocoa powder 40 g
- Baking powder 2 tsp
- Whipping cream 175 g
- butter 25 g
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
- 2. Take the beetroot out of the sieve and let it drain well.
- 3. Puree the beetroot in a tall container until it is completely smooth.
- 4. Chop the chocolate into fine pieces.
- 5. Mix sugar, salt, oil, and cinnamon in a bowl using a hand mixer and whisk.
- 6. Add the eggs one by one and stir them in.
- 7. Work the beetroot puree into the mixture.
- 8. Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and 50 grams of the chopped chocolate.
- 9. Gently fold the dry mixture into the batter briefly.
- 10. Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan that is 30 centimeters long.
- 11. Bake the cake in the oven for about 45 to 55 minutes.
- 12. Loosely cover the surface with aluminum foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes if it is browning too much.
- 13. Let the cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes after baking.
- 14. Carefully remove the cake from the pan.
- 15. Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack.
- 16. Bring cream and butter to a boil in a pot over medium heat.
- 17. Remove the pot from the heat.
- 18. Melt the remaining chocolate in the hot cream while stirring constantly.
- 19. Let the ganache cool for about 45 minutes.
- 20. Stir the ganache regularly until it reaches a spreadable consistency.
- 21. Spread the ganache evenly over the cake.
- 22. Enjoy the cake immediately or keep it cool until serving.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 523
- Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 26 g · Carbs: 67 g