Eat your greens in your desserts

Chocolate and zucchini cake
moist baked delight with all things good

Prep time: 20 minutes
Baking time: 20 minutes
Serves: Six

Ingredients
50 g dark cooking chocolate
6 tbsp flour
1 tbsp cocoa powderv
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4th tsp baking soda
100 g castor sugar
3 tbsp butter
75 ml buttermilk
1 egg
40 g zucchini, shredded

Method
1. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees c.
2. In a medium sized bowl, whisk the butter and sugar. Add the egg and whisk till well incorporated.
3. Melt the chocolate and add to the above mixture. Stir in the shredded zucchini.
4. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda.
5. Now add the flour mixture and buttermilk alternately starting and ending with the flour.
6. Spoon in to a 6 inch greased cake tin and bake for 15-20 minutes or till a skewer comes out clean.

Beetroot and white chocolate truffles
A chocolate with a dash of health- perfect excuse for that sinful bite

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Cooling time: 1 hour approx

Ingredients
90 ml beetroot juice
40 ml cream
250 g white cooking chocolate, chopped (use compound blocks)
25 g butter
Melted white chocolate, for dipping

Method
1. Bring the beetroot juice and cream to a boil.
2. Pour over the white chocolate and slowly whisk it till you get a homogenous mixture.
3. Add in the butter and finish whisking.
4. Refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours.
5. Using your palms, shape the ganache in to 1 inch balls.
6. Dip in melted white chocolate and refrigerate till set.

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