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from my Moravian wife: grated raw beetroot mixed with plain white yogurt and lots of crispy fried chopped bacon. its very simple, delicious and great with a rustic bread as a snack or light lunch.

I have a rather good chocolate beetroot cake..I kid you not,  will post if anyone wants it.
XX Jeannine

Yes please me!

 Chocolate beetroot cake

2 cups of plain flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 ounces of semi sweetened dark chocolate
1 cup of veggie oil
1 3/4 cups white sugar
3 large eggs
2 cups pureed cooked beetroot
1 taespoon vanilla
2 tablespoons of icing sugar


Sift flour, salt and baking powder.Melt chocolate woth 1/4 of the oil in the top of a double pan, cool slightly, beat the sugar and eggs until light and fluffy, slowly beat in the reamining oil, ther beets, vanilla and chocolate mixture. Fold in the flour mixture.

Bake in a  greased and floured  Bundt pan(one that would hold about 10 cups) Bake for 1 hour at 375.

Remove from pan when ccol and dust with icing sugar.

Another below, although truthfully I have not personally tried this.




Chocolate Meringue cake
8 egg whites
1 cup of caster sugar
1/4 cup of cocoa
60 grams of dark chocolate finelly chopped
1 large beetroot finely grated and raw
1/4 cup prunes ot chopped raisins
3/4 cup of stale breadcrumbs

Oven to 120 C Grease a 22cm springform pan. line base with parchment, flour the sides.

Beat the egg whites until soft peaked, Gradually add the sugar and beat till dissolved. fold in the cocoa, choclolate, beetroot , prunes and crumbs. Spoon into pan and bake for about 1 1/2 hours  un til firm. Cool in the oven with the door ajar.

Have fun.

XX Jeannine

Thanks Jeannine, you're a star! I've saved it to my recipes file. I do mild beetroot pickle which tastes very much like fresh, I roast whole roots in foil, but this recipe adds versatility to my folio. Thank you muchly!

Don't forget the Borsch.. one of my fave soups!!