Chocolate And Beetroot Muffins

This recipe, was from my Cool Kids Cook Recipe book. I wanted to try it out as it sounded amazing. While I was making it, I thought that the mixture at the end didn't taste too good but after it was baked, it was delicious.

 Dietary Info:
-Suitable for Vegetarians
-Not suitable for Vegans
-Contains Dairy
-Contains Gluten
-No nuts


Ingredients:
-7tbsp vegetable oil (or light olive oil or melted butter), plus a little extra for greasing the muffin tray if needed{I used extra virgin olive oil}
-200g/1 cup light muscovado or soft brown sugar, sifted
-2 medium eggs
-4 tbsp natural (plain) yogurt
-200g/scant 1+1/2 cups self-raising flour
-3 tbsp cocoa powder
-200g/7oz beetroot, washed really well
                                       -100g/3+1/2oz dark (semi-sweet) chocolate(chocolate drops work great as well)

Method:
1:Preheat the oven to 170℃/325℉/Gas 5/150℃.
2:Grease a 12-hole muffin tray or line the holes with paper cases {I used paper cases} if you prefer.
3:Take a large bowl and mix together the sugar oil/butter,eggs and yogurt with a wooden spoon until smooth. {this took ages because i wasn't strong enough}
4:Put the flour and cocoa powder into a separate bowl.
5:Cut the stalk off the beetroot and grate it, skin and all. Use the rough,largest holes on your grater so that your beetroot doesn't become stodgy.[WATCH YOUR FINGERS AND WEAR AN APRON - BEETROOT STAINS]
6:Chop up the chocolate into raisin sized pieces but don't bother if you are using chocolate drops.
7:Tip the flour and cocoa powder, chocolate and beetroot into the bowl with the egg mixture and give it a stir.Don't worry about a few lumps, as soon as the white flecks of flour have disappeared you can spoon the mixture into the muffin tray or paper cases.[TOO MUCH MIXING=HEAVY,CHEWY MUFFINS]
8:Bake in the hot oven for 25-30 mins until the muffins are well risen.Test with a skewer or cocktail stick to see that the middle is fully baked (poke the skewer in and then when you pull it out check for uncooked gloopy mixture - if the skewer comes out clean the muffins are ready){But be careful and check in various places in the muffin as your skewer may have been poked through a piece of melted chocolate.}
9:Cool on a wire rack but the muffins are delicious eaten warm.

FUN FACT:
THERE'S AN OLD SAYING THAT IF A MAN AND A WOMEN EAT FROM THE 
SAME BEETROOT THEY WILL FALL IN LOVE - BETTER  WATCH OUT WHO YOU SHARE YOUR MUFFINS WITH!