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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Pre heat oven to 180C (350F)NOT FAN FORCED OVEN. | 2. Lightly butter a 25cm round or square cake pan. | 3. Sift cocoa powder, flour and baking powder into a large bowl. | 4. Stir in sugar and set aside. | 5. Puree cooked beetroot in food processor. | 6. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition. | 7. Add vanilla and oil and wiz until smooth. | 8. Make a well in center of dry ingredients, stir in beetroot mixture, and lightly mix. | 9. Pour into pan and bake for 50-60minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. | 10. If the cake begins to brown, cover lightly with foil, after about 30 minutes. | 11. It WON'T rise a great deal, and the top might crack. | 12. Remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes IN PAN, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely. | 13. Dust with icing sugar to serve. | 14. Can be served with fresh whipped cream or creme fraiche or just delicious plain. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cocoa powder	75		used	14706.0	3734.55	1264.2	883.65
plain flour	180			222.5	0.0	49.5	1.25
baking powder	2	teaspoons		4.876	2.5484	0.0	0.0
caster sugar	250			222.5	0.0	49.5	1.25
beetroot	250	g	cooked	222.5	0.0	49.5	1.25
egg	3			214.5	1.08	18.84	14.265
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
corn	200			24940.0	5423.0	948.3	391.5
icing sugar				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.