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Tinned beetroot chocolate cake

Good use of those tins you never use! Quite a moist cake and super simple to prepare
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 29 mins
Course Baking, Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g drained sliced tinned beetroot
  • .75 c vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 T baking powder
  • 6 T cocoa
  • 1 t salt
  • .75 c raw sugar
  • 1 t vanilla essence (optional)
  • 1 c chopped dates or mixed fruit mix
  • 2 c plain flour

Instructions
 

  • Blitz the tinned beetroot and oil until smooth, either in a food processor or hand held blender
  • Add eggs and all the dry ingredients except for the flour and combine until mixed
  • Add flour and combine until just mixed, do not over mix
  • Add fruit of choice and mix through until combined
  • Pour into a loaf or cake tin
  • Cook at 180degC for 50 minutes

Notes

I used mixed fruit mix as I had some on hand for the christmas pies I didn't make!
Keyword Beetroot, Cake, Left overs