Here are 2 recipes that I have found to make chocolate cake using beets! The website said that it makes the cake very moist and you can not even taste the beets!
Ingredients:
3 large beets
1 tsp. olive oil
1/2 cup applesauce
1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
3 large eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups mini chocolate chips
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
2. Trim stems off beets, and wash off dirt. Drizzle olive oil over beets. Wrap loosely in foil and place on a sturdy baking sheet. Roast 45-55 minutes, until tender when pierced with a fork.
3. Remove from oven and let beets cool 10-15 minutes. Peel and cut into chunks.
4. Place beet chunks and applesauce in a food processor, fitted with a metal blade. Pulse until smooth.
5. Beat sugar, oil and eggs together in a large mixing bowl. Add cocoa powder and beet mixture. Mix well.
6. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Gradually mix into batter until no clumps of flour show. Do not overmix.
7. Stir in half of the chocolate chips. Pour into prepared pan.
8. Bake 40 minutes. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake another 2-10 minutes until cake is done.
Chocolate Cake Using Beets #2
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened, divided
- 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 4 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate
- 2 cups pureed cooked beets
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- confectioners’ sugar
Directions
1. In a mixing bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and brown sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Melt chocolate with remaining butter; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Blend chocolate mixture, beets and vanilla into the creamed mixture (mixture will appear separated). Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 375 degrees F for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cool completely. Before serving, dust with confectioners’ sugar.