Valentine’s Day is approaching faster than Cupid’s arrow shot from a compound bow, and you may be sweating under the pressure of preparing a sweet something for your sweetheart. You want your creation ...

MAKES 12 SQUARES To decorate Step 1 Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. You will need a 30cm x 23cm traybake tin, greased and lined. Step 2 Break the eggs into a large mixing bowl. Add the cocoa, ...

If you've got a sweet tooth, you'll love making this delicious chocolate cake as an occasional treat. Its key ingredients of dark chocolate and beetroot are bursting with antioxidants which help ...

A commenter on my post from a few weeks ago asked for the recipe for the beet cake that actually worked, and I’m glad to provide it. For this one I used about half a cup of beet puree and half a cup ...

If you think beetroot only belongs in salads, it’s time to think again. This vibrant root vegetable makes a delightful addition to cakes, lending moisture, a subtle earthy sweetness, and a gorgeous ...

Happy Meatless Monday! Now, what’s for dinner? You could whip up a go-to like mixed greens lasagna or veggie pasta, but we propose introducing a newbie into the mix: quinoa-beet cakes. We form grated ...

Ingredients: 300g cooked, unseasoned beetroot (peeled and puréed), 4 large free-range eggs , 4 tbsp honey, 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1 tbsp raw cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting , 1 tsp gluten-free ...

Preheat the oven to 180C/160 C fan/gas 4, and butter a 20cm cake tin with a removeable base, at least 5cm deep (8in x 2in). Roughly chop the beetroot and place in a blender or processor. Blend the ...

In the world of eating, it is the unlikeliest of marriages that I find the most exciting. Perhaps it reminds of me of my childhood kitchen explorations, haphazardly combining this ingredient and that ...

I once had a boyfriend who hated beets. I was determined to make him like them, and this wonderful cake did the trick. Grease and flour a 10-cup Bundt pan. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Melt the ...