If chocolate was the food of love.....

So here is it the day of love it's self. For many people it involves chocolate.
So here is a recipe, a favourite of mine.

Beetroot & chocolate cake

•1 large cooked beetroot , about 175g in weight, roughly chopped
•200g plain flour
•100g cocoa powder
•1 tbsp baking powder
•250g golden caster sugar
•3 eggs
•2 tsp vanilla extract
•200ml sunflower oil
•100g dark chocolate

1. heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Tip the beetroot into a food processor and blitz until chopped. Add a pinch of salt and the rest of the ingredients, except the oil and chocolate. When completely mixed (you may need to scrape the sides down once or twice), add the oil in a steady stream, as if you were making mayonnaise.
2. When all the oil has been added, stir in the chocolate, then tip the mix into a lined 900g loaf tin. Cook for 1 hr until an inserted skewer comes out practically clean. leave the loaf to cool on a rack. Serve in slices with the crème fraîche or clotted cream.

Per serving

594 kcalories, protein 7g, carbohydrate 71g, fat 34 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, sugar 45g, salt 0.78 g