Chocolate Beet Cake
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Serves: 10
- 3 medium boiled beets , cooled
- 1 cup canola or sunflower oil
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour ( you can use gluten free )
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt ( i use himalayan salt )
- For the yogurt topping( optional )
- 4 tsp greek yogurt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- a few drops of almond extract
- Preheat oven to 350 F ( 180 c )
- Butter a bunt pan and sprinkle it with cocoa powder
- Grate the beets and let them drain into a colander
- In a stand mixer bowl put together the oil and brown sugar until smooth.
- Add one egg at a time and vanilla extract.Give this batter a good mix for 1 min.
- In a mixing bowl put all the dry ingredients together and give a mix. Add them to the wet ingredients and give a mix.
- Add the grated beets into the batter and gently mix with a spatula.
- Fold the batter into the cake pan. Bake for 40 mins. After, remove from the oven and let it cool before removing the cake for 20 mins.
- Enjoy it plain or with the yogurt topping ( optional )
Recipe by The Yummie at https://www.theyummie.com/chocolate-beet-cake-2/
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