I’m a child when it comes to my birthday, I start counting the days from August.
You would think I have it all planned out, but indecisive as I am about this -on the day- no reservations for dinner have been made and no outfit is chosen.
The only certain thing is that I will most likely be in a little village in East Sussex.
Today is my day, the day that I am allowed to be a child again, sing very loud, blow out candles and dance in the street.
I don’t care what people think, I hold on to this joyful occasion and cherish it.
Because you have to hold on to your inner child and keep that little fire burning. That’s where creativity thrives and tales are invented.
Today anything is possible, I have wings to fly to magical places, where the grass is greener, the flowers enormous and the food, of course the food delicious and plenty.
Today I fall into a hole in the ground and have tea with talking rabbits.
Today is truly mine.
So on this day I bring you a birthday cake.
year a lot of things changed, I started this blog, got married and got to
know who my friends are. I feel I grew up just a tiny bit more.
One of the new things in my life is experimenting with vegan cooking, especially for cakes and cookies. I love to make sweet things slightly more healthy and as I don’t really have a sweet tooth, I don’t make them overly sweet.
As you might have guessed from my Parsnip and apple breakfast cake, I have a thing for putting vegetables into sweets. The classic carrot cake used to be my all time favourite tea time treat, until this cake came along…
This mouth full of yummyness is moist, full of the darkest chocolate and contains one of my favourite veg: beetroot.
Beetroot is incredibly healthy as it is a rich source of antioxidants, nutrients including sodium, magnesium and vitamin C.
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I love the way beetroot colors your hands… |
dark chocolate: 1 cup
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Happy Birthday my friend! I sent you messages on Viber! 🙂 Have a wonderful day in England!
This recipe is amazing, I'm gonna give it a try. I think walnut gives crunchiness to the cake. Thank you for the mention!
Thank you my friend, and for the sweet birthday picture 🙂
happy birthday party girl! Every time I discover more and more similar aspect in you… for example, this birthday thing,I live my birthdays just like you!! so, today is truly yours, make the most out of it, and I am sure you will!
Talking about the cake, it's luscious and healthy in the same time, it's a real treat for a real British girl as you are!
Lots of love your way, cannot wait to hug you and wish you a belated happy birthday here! :*
I had a wonderful day, the best birthday ever! How fabulous we find yet another thing we have in common!!! Birthdays are the best!
x
Happy Birthday my friends! You birthday cake looks absolutely amazing! What a great idea to replace carrots with beets. Have a wonderful special day filled with lots of good food, lovely people, love, laughter and happiness. xx
Thank you Sari, I had a special day 🙂
Happy birthday! This looks gorgeous – enjoy!
Thank you very much 🙂
Lots and lots of happy birthday wishes, I hope you enjoy many more to come. xxxxx
Thanks Tracy xxx
A fabulous cake! What a fabulous combination of ingredients.
Happy belated Birthday!
Cheers,
Rosa
I was looking for a vegan beetroot chocolate cake recipe and found this page , thanks for sharing , im gonna make one now! DD
doesn't the chocolate have milk in it? Or which chocolate do you use?
Pierrette, the recipe states dark chocolate and decent brands of chocolate that don't contain additives (such as whey and sugar derived from milk) are in fact vegan. Chocolate that does contain all kinds of additives, dairy related or not will not be bought by me any time soon.
A quick google can give you the names of brands selling vegan dark chocolate but when buying good quality chocolate and checking the packaging you will get very far as well.
Thanks for stopping by, I hope this helps.
Thank you! I love baking but my 15 year old daughter has now become vegan, so I'm struggling to find some vegan recipes for baking. I just assumed all chocolate has milk in it – will definitely check the ingredients.
Good luck! Do check my friend Zita's blog too if you need more vegan recipes http://www.ziziadventures.com