Lemon drizzle traybake
A classic British cake from Paul Hollywood, this zingy lemon drizzle slice is a simple traybake, made extra special with feather icing
Chocolate beetroot cake with mascarpone frosting
Serves 10 - 12
Easy
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Try Crystelle Pereira's rich chocolate cake with a hint of coffee and mascarpone icing. The secret ingredient – beetroot – might sound strange but it lends a beautiful texture
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- 250g plain flour
- 55g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp fine sea salt
- 200g golden caster sugar
- 110g light brown soft sugar
- 2 tsp instant coffee powder
- 100ml coconut oilmelted, plus extra for the tin
- 160ml coconut creammelted at room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 large eggsat room temperature
- 120g large raw beetroot (120g)grated
For the topping
- 250g mascarpone
- 2 tbsp honey
- 20g icing sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 75ml double cream
- 20g dark chocolategrated
Nutrition: (12)
- kcal491
- fat29g
- saturates21g
- carbs50g
- sugars34g
- fibre2g
- protein7g
- salt0.85g
Method
step 1
For the cake batter, tip all the dry ingredients (except the coffee powder) into a large bowl and whisk to combine. In a jug, combine the coffee powder with 200ml hot water and whisk to dissolve. Pour the coconut oil, coconut cream and vanilla into the coffee mixture. Making sure the mixture is cool to the touch, add the eggs, one by one, whisking to combine.
step 2
Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Oil and line a 23cm cake tin with baking parchment. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and whisk gently until no flour streaks remain, making sure not to overmix. Stir through the grated beetroot. Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 45-50 mins, until the sponge is springy and a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Set aside to cool completely.
step 3
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat the mascarpone with the honey, icing sugar and vanilla bean paste until smooth. Slowly pour in the double cream and whisk again until smooth and the mixture forms soft peaks. Be careful not to overwhisk.
step 4
Once the cake has cooled, spread the mascarpone cream on top of the cake, then grate over the dark chocolate.
