Chocolate Beetroot Cake

Name: Chocolate Beetroot Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 20 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 250 g beetroot, raw, peeled, cut in pieces (see tip); 250 g dark chocolate, small pieces or callets; 200 g light brown muscovado sugar; 100 g self-raising flour; 50 g ground almonds; 100 g sunflower oil, plus extra for greasing; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp natural vanilla extract; 2 large eggs; 80 g vanilla sugar; 200 g cream cheese; 50 g dark chocolate, roughly chopped, for garnishing