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This is a cake of contrasts and contradictions. So dark in colour it should be exceedingly rich, but surprisingly it is quite light. The beetroot lends a little sweetness and also its reddish-purple juice manages to tint even the darkest of chocolate.<\/p>\n
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Preheat the oven to 180C \/ 350F \/ Gas 4. Grease a deep, 17cm cake tin with butter and lightly coat the inside with flour.<\/p>\n
Place the beetroot pur\u00e9e in a saucepan and warm through on a low heat. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate powder and stir gently to melt and mix. Grate in the ginger, add the cinnamon and stir until all mixed together. Set aside to cool.<\/p>\n
In a large bowl sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
\nSeparate the eggs. Put the yolks in a large bowl and the whites in another large bowl.
\nTo the egg yolks add the sugar and butter and beat until pale, creamy and fluffy.
\nWhisk the egg whites until they are quite stiff and form peaks.<\/p>\n
Fold the yolk mixture into the flour until well combined. Then fold in the egg whites, a third at a time until well mixed. Gently stir in the beetroot and chocolate mixture.<\/p>\n
Spoon into the cake tin and smooth the mixture evenly over the surface. Place in the centre of the oven and bake for 50 minutes.
\nCheck the cake is done by inserting a skewer into the centre. The skewer should come out clean (no liquid cake mix should show) and the cake should have a fudgey consistency.
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