Eggless Chocolate Beetroot Cake {Healthy, Sugar Free}

Eggless Chocolate Beetroot Cake

Try this delicious, moist and healthy eggless chocolate beetroot cake, which is made with whole wheat flour, jaggery powder, pureed beets (no cooking or boiling needed) and yogurt, along with unsweetened cocoa powder. A very easy to make eggless beetroot cake recipe which can be easily adapted for dairy free and vegan option, it will definitely become your next favorite bake!

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Chocolate and beetroot, it’s a combination I just adore. Reminds me of Valentine’s Day treats! Well, if you bake this cake, then it becomes one of the healthy Valentines Day desserts! Healthy, since it is free of refined sugar. Also, this cake is refined flour free, and on top of that, it is an egg free bake.

So, get ready to dive in to the recipe of delicious Beetroot Chocolate Cake!

Ingredients & Substitutes

• Vegetable Oil

I have used Avocado Oil in this recipe. But feel free to use any neutral flavored oil here.

• Jaggery Powder

Jaggery Powder is an unrefined form of sugar, which comes from sugarcane or sap of palm and is healthier as compared to the refined sugar. This is a refined sugar free cake, but if you don’t have jaggery available, you can substitute it with equal amount of Organic Coconut Sugar.

• Yogurt

Yogurt is used as a substitute to egg in this recipe here. I have used the plain whole milk yogurt, but you can replace it with plain Greek yogurt. For dairy free and/or vegan option, you can substitute yogurt in the recipe with a non-dairy yogurt, in 1:1 ratio.

• Whole Wheat Flour

Whole wheat flour or Atta is a healthier substitute to the refined flour or all purpose flour that is traditionally used in baking.

• Cocoa Powder

I have used the unsweetened cocoa powder from Trader Joe’s here. But feel free to use your favorite brand of cocoa powder, just make sure to use the unsweetened one.

• Beetroot Puree

Pureed beets are the heart of this recipe. These give a rich color to the chocolate cake and also makes it more moist and delicious. The best part is, you don’t need to roast or boil the beets prior to blending. I have explained how to make homemade raw beets puree in the next section.

• Other Ingredients

The rest of the ingredients in this recipe include baking powder, baking soda, salt and vanilla essence.

How to make Raw Beetroot Puree at home?

Here is how to make your own raw beetroot puree at home:

• Wash, peel and chop 1 or 2 medium sized beetroots (I used 1 beetroot).
• Add the chopped beet pieces to a blender with around 1/4 – 1/2 cup of water.
• Blend to a smooth mixture.
• Using a strainer, separate the beetroot puree from the liquid (beet water).
• Use the beetroot puree immediately in the recipe. Alternately, refrigerate it by storing in an airtight glass container for ~2 days. You can also use the liquid (beet water) in some gravies.

How do you make the eggless chocolate beetroot cake?

Here are the step by step instructions (with process shots) showing how you can make this delicious and healthy chocolate beetroot cake without egg.

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F (180 degree Celsius). In a bowl, add oil & jaggery powder and mix them thoroughly.
• Add vanilla essence and yogurt and mix again.

• Add beetroot puree and whisk to a smooth mixture.
• Using a sieve, sift whole wheat flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt, over the wet ingredients mixture.
• Gently fold dry ingredients with the wet ingredients mixture using a spatula. Do not over-mix at this stage.
• Grease a standard loaf pan (8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches) with some oil and dust with whole wheat flour. Pour batter into greased and dusted loaf pan.

• Bake in the preheated oven for around 45 minutes or till the cake is done (when the inserted toothpick comes out clean). Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool before slicing and serving.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

More Eggless Recipes

• Eggless Brownie Recipe
• Egg Free Apple Cinnamon Cake
• Eggless Banana Cake
• Eggless Carrot Muffins
• Banana Chocolate Chip Eggless Muffins

This recipe is a part of Julie & Julia series that I had started to document the first 100 recipes on the blog. This one is recipe #72. Also, don’t forget to check out the video of this chocolate cake made with beets on YouTube, it is linked below in the recipe card.

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