{"id":7925,"date":"2020-12-01T11:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=7925"},"modified":"2023-11-28T12:31:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T17:31:48","slug":"rich-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/rich-chocolate-cake","title":{"rendered":"Rich Chocolate Cake with Beetroot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Rich Chocolate Cake - delicious chocolate cake with beetroot which gives the cake a perfect bake without the need for butter and sugar. Delicious served with berries and a little light cream. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Beetroot Chocolate Cake<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I expect we have all heard of beetroot being used in chocolate cake, it sounds a unusual combination but it really does work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I had some cooked beets in my fridge that really needed to be used up, I love buying the little vacuum packs of cooked beets at Costco as beetroot is a great ingredient for adding into salads, smoothies for the kids (yep you read that correctly) and one of my favourites in a sandwich with turkey slices and coleslaw (it's divine). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in a chocolate cake - the beetroot has an amazing effect of giving the cake the perfect texture, especially when using oats instead of plain flour as I have here in this recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I use raw beetroot?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I use the vacuum packed beetroots as it's so quick and I always have it on hand. You can definitely use raw beetroot if that is all you have. It will just take a little longer to make, as you will need to peel and boil or steam the beetroot until cooked and fork tender, this will take about 30-45 minutes depending on the size of your beets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Drain all water and then you can use the cooked beets the same way as in this recipe. Also did you know you can eat the leaves\/stem of the beets, just wash thoroughly, chop and saute up with some garlic and seasoning, just like you would Kale or Collard Greens. Most throw that part away, but why waste it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Which Oats are best for this recipe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I usually buy what are called rolled oats, they are just regular flakes of oats that have been rolled into smaller irregular sized pieces, which makes them quicker to cook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However for this recipe with are roughly blending to a finer consistency, so you can actually use any oats. Just don't use steel cut (pinhead or Irish oats) which is the whole grain usually as those won't work in this recipe and take much longer to cook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I use Ready Brek?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes it can be tempting to save time and want to use Ready Brek instead of roughly blending oats, but there are a couple of things to bear in mind. Ready brek actually weighs slightly less than oats, because it is a mixture of oats, oat flour and vitamins, it's a lot more processed than plain oats. So the bake is not quite the same, as because it weighs less you end up with more volume which then makes the quantity of wet ingredients off. For that reason I do not recommend it, as you will need to adjust the other stuff to get a correct bake. The texture for me is just not right either. I hate using Ready Brek in my American Pancakes<\/a> <\/strong>- they are so much nicer in taste and texture when you use the real oats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Best Type of Blender?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This actually really doesn't matter, you are only roughly blending the oats, they don't need to be really really fine, so any blender will work, even a stick immersion blender or food processor. I have a Vitamix,<\/a><\/strong> which is amazing, but is pretty expensive and you certainly don't have to have one of those, my little cheap stick blender works perfectly for this recipe. The Vitamix<\/a><\/strong> I got for smoothies and soups etc for the kids, as they love to make a homemade smoothie when they come in from school. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sides for Rich Chocolate Cake<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I do recommend not skipping the little melted chocolate drizzle on the top, as it really adds to the whole cake. You can then enjoy it just as it is, it's rather filling though and a great treat, so you may want to slice in half so you can make the most of it and have half of it earlier in the day and the other half later or you can even share it with someone else. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to pair it with some light cream and defrosted frozen mixed berries - so yummy!! Kind of like a black forest cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are dairy free you can substitute the milk chocolate for dairy free chocolate chips and just serve with berries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Dessert Recipes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Looking for some other dessert or cake recipes? Check out these<\/p>\n\n\n\n