Rich Beetroot Chocolate Cake Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• For the cake
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 ¾ cups sugar
• 2/3 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• ¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature, cut into pieces
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 large cooked beetroots, finely grated
• 1 ¼ cups hot water
• For the frosting
• ½ cup + 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 cup sugar
• ¾ cup cocoa powder, sifted
• ¾ cup whipping cream
• ½ tsp salt