Description
Ingredients
- 1 small beetroot, roasted with skin on until tender (about 45mins, 200°C), then peeled & pureed
- 1/2 cup / 100g coconut oil
- 1/2 cup / 90g dark chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup / 75g Rapadura sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup / 50g cacao or cocoa powder
- 2 cups / 270g spelt or plain flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 cup / 130g milk
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE ICING:
- 50g dark chocolate pieces
- 30g cream
- 120g whipped cream
- cocoa powder & coconut to decorate
Instructions
Pre heat oven to 160°C.
In a saucepan over low heat melt the coconut oil, chocolate chips and brown sugar until the sugar is fully dissolved, then remove from heat. Stir into this the beetroot puree, vanilla extract, pinch of salt and each egg one at a time. Sift in the cacao, flour and baking powder, mix through gently until not quite combined. Stir in the milk until it is only just combined, without working the mixture too much.
Spoon into a 12 hole muffin tin and bake for 25 mins. An inserted skewer should come out clean once cooked. Cool in tin for 5 minutes then on a wire rack.
For the mousse, place the chocolate and non-whipped cream in a saucepan over low heat and stir until the chocolate has dissolved. Allow this to cool then gently fold through the whipped cream.
Top each cupcake with mousse, a sprinkle of cocoa powder and some coconut.
Notes
These will freeze really well, even after they have been iced.
- Cook Time: 25 minutes