Beetroot Chocolate Cake

I like using this recipe because it never fails and i can convince myself that is a 'healthy' chocolate cake!!

Boil unpeeled beetroot for 1 hour.

Drain , peel , cool and puree beetroot to make 1 cups of pureed beetroot.

Preheat the oven to 180c lightly oil and flour a 25 cm cake tin.

Place flour , sugar , cocoa , and baking powder in a large bowl , and mix thoroughly.

Add the chopped nuts if using.

In another bowl , mix oil , eggs , and beetroot.

Fold into the dry ingredients with melted chocolate.

Place in cake tin.

Bake 45-55 minutes.

Turn out onto rack and cool.

Served slightly warm with fresh cream makes a delicious dessert.

beetroots, self raising flour, brown sugar, cocoa, dark cooking chocolate, pecans, vegetable oil, eggs