CHOCOLATE BEET CAKE

Chocolate Beet Cake image

This is a moist, rich, dense chocolate cake with an earthy flavor. People are surprised to learn that there are beets in it!

Provided by Jennifer

Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

3 medium beets
1 cup butter
4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
2 teaspoons salt
1 ½ cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips

Steps:

Place beets in a pot with water to cover. Bring to a boil and cook for 30 minutes. Remove skin and puree beets in a blender or food processor.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add unsweetened chocolate and stir until melted. Set aside to cool.
Combine all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
Beat sugar and eggs together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Add the melted chocolate, beets, and vanilla extract. Beat until combined.
Stir the flour mixture and chocolate chips into the beet mixture just until combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until a fork inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 448.1 calories, Carbohydrate 55 g, Cholesterol 87.2 mg, Fat 25.5 g, Fiber 3.3 g, Protein 6.3 g, SaturatedFat 15.3 g, Sodium 830.3 mg, Sugar 26.7 g