Best County Fair Grand Champ Chocolate Beet Cake Recipes
CHOCOLATE BEET CAKE WITH CINNAMON-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
Although this cake contains a full cup of roasted beet puree, you'd never guess it's there. Besides making the cake supremely moist, the beets add a deep, rich flavor that sets it apart from other chocolate cakes. Because it's so moist, you can make the layers a day or two ahead of time. Wrap them well and store at room temperature.
Provided by Samantha Seneviratne
Categories dessert
Time 3h40m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 23
Steps:
- For the cake: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Set each beet on a square of foil and drizzle lightly with vegetable oil. Seal the edges to wrap each beet and roast until tender when pierced with a knife, 40 to 45 minutes. Carefully unwrap and let rest until cool enough to handle.
- Peel the beets while they are still warm and cut into chunks. Add to a food processor and puree until smooth. Let cool completely. You should have 1 cup beet puree. (Save any extra puree for another use.)
- Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour two 8-inch cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
- Whisk together the beet puree, 3/4 cup vegetable oil, sour cream, water and eggs in a large bowl until combined. Whisk in the granulated sugar and brown sugar until smooth. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold to combine. Do not overmix.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared pans. Bake until the cake tops spring back when pressed gently and a tester inserted in the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs, 28 to 30 minutes. Transfer the pans to a rack to cool for 15 minutes. Turn the cakes out onto the racks and let cool completely. Remove the parchment.
- For the frosting: Beat the cream cheese and butter together with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the confectioners' sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and salt and and beat on low until combined. Increase the speed to medium high and beat until very smooth and light, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer one cake layer to a serving plate. Spread about 1 1/2 cups of the frosting over the top of the cake. Top with the remaining cake layer. Spread a thin layer of frosting (about 1 1/2 cups) over the entire cake to create a crumb coat. Refrigerate until the frosting is cold and firm, about 20 minutes.
- Transfer about 1 cup frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Frost the entire cake with the remaining frosting in the bowl. Pipe rosettes on the top of the cake and garnish with baked beet chips. Chill 30 minutes to set the frosting before serving. Transfer the cake to a serving platter and pipe smaller rosettes of the remaining frosting around the base.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat. Trim one end of the beet so it can sit flat on your mandoline (it is not necessary to peel it). Thinly slice the beet about 1/16 inch thick.
- Separate the slices and put in a medium bowl. Drizzle with the oil and toss well to lightly coat each slice. Sprinkle with the sugar and toss to distribute.
- Arrange the slices in a single layer without touching on the prepared baking sheet. Bake, rotating the tray halfway through, until the chips are browned on the edges and crisp almost to the center, 25 to 30 minutes. (It's ok if the very center is still a bit pliable, they will continue to crisp as they cool.)
- Let the beet chips cool slightly on the baking sheet, then remove to a cooling rack to completely crisp up.
COUNTY FAIR GRAND CHAMP CHOCOLATE BEET CAKE
I found this many years ago, made and entered it in our County Fair and won Grand Champion. I sent it to Gooseberry Publication as well and got published in one of their dessert cookbooks. The first time I made it, I kept everyone out of the kitchen so they wouldn't see the beets or they never would have tried it. This is so moist and chocolatey, really yummy. Hope you try and enjoy.
Provided by Cindy Conway @weedpatch
Categories Cakes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 10-12 cup Bundt pan, then dust with Cocoa powder rather than flour. It makes a better presentation.
- Sift together flour, baking soda and salt onto a sheet of waxed paper. Melt chocolate with 1/4 c oil in top of double boiler over hot water. Coo slightly. Puree beets.
- Beat together granulated sugar and eggs in large bowl until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in remaining 3/4 c oil, beets, chocolate mixture and vanilla. Slowly stir flour mixture into batter. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake in oven for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted comes clean. You might start checking after 50 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Invert to serving dish and dust with powdered sugar.
CHOCOLATE BEET CAKE
The first time I baked this cake, my son loved its moistness, and he couldn't taste the beets.-Peggy Van Arsdale, Crosswicks, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 55m
Yield 15 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- In a small bowl, toss beets with lemon juice; set aside. In a bowl, beat the eggs, butter, milk, honey and vanilla. Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to egg mixture and beat just until blended. Stir in beet mixture., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a bowl, beat the cream cheese, cream and vanilla until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar and salt. Spread over cooled cake. If desired, sprinkle with nuts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 509 calories, Fat 21g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 110mg cholesterol, Sodium 534mg sodium, Carbohydrate 78g carbohydrate (58g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE BEET CAKE
This is super moist and I promise you that you won't feel like you're eating a vegetable! I've included Grandma's old fashioned boiled frosting, but buttercream frosting or a dusting of powdered sugar is also good.
Provided by Kaarin
Categories Dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 1 9x13 pan, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine the dry ingredients then add remaining ingredients, mixing until smooth.
- Bake in a greased 9x13 pan at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes, until center is firm.
- Cool then frost if desired.
- To make frosting:.
- In a saucepan, mix the flour in a little of the milk till smooth, then add the remaining milk. Cook over a slow fire until thick, 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly. Stir briskly-this has a tendency to get lumpy!
- Remove from heat, stir in the salt and cool thoroughly in the refrigerator. This needs to be very cold.
- Beat in the butter until well creamed. Add the vanilla and almond extract and the powdered sugar. Beat with electric mixer until thick and creamy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 529.7, Fat 30.5, SaturatedFat 8.3, Cholesterol 75.3, Sodium 360.9, Carbohydrate 60.3, Fiber 1.6, Sugar 41.3, Protein 5.2
CHOCOLATE BEET CAKE
You won't taste the pureed beets, but they make this cake extra moist and play up its deep chocolate flavor.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Time 3h
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cover beets with 2 inches water in a pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until very tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp paring knife, about 30 minutes. Drain. Puree beets in a food processor until smooth.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Whisk in eggs, water, oil, vanilla, and 1 1/4 cups beet puree (reserve remaining puree for another use).
- Coat a 9-inch round cake pan (3 inches deep) with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment, and coat with spray. Pour batter into pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Turn out cake from pan, and discard parchment. Let cool completely, right side up.
- Trim top of cake using a serrated knife to create a level surface. Transfer cake, cut side down, to a platter. Pour chocolate glaze over the top, and let set, about 30 minutes. Garnish with beet chips.
CHOCOLATE BEET BUNDT CAKE
Steps:
- For the cake: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 10-cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Dust with cocoa powder and tap out the excess.
- In a medium bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- Melt the oil and chocolate together over a double boiler, whisking to combine. Remove from the heat, and add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Stir in the pureed beets. Add the dry ingredient mixture in three parts, stirring to just combine after each addition. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top and place in the oven. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 45 to 55 minutes.
- For the glaze: In a medium bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla extract until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled cake.
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