Chocolate Beet Cake

[Anonymous]

Someone shared this recipe a few weeks ago and I thought to myself, no way. Of course this week I had several beets in my CSA box so I gave it a try. Aside from the fact that beets smell like dirt boiling on my stove, it is a really delicious cake. I used dark chocolate and didn't have quite 4 oz so I added 1/4c cocoa powder.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Beet-Cake

[Anonymous]

Does it taste like a normal choc cake or something sweet but different?

I bet beets would be good in a spice cake.

[Anonymous]

I did beet brownies. Delish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it taste like a normal choc cake or something sweet but different?

I bet beets would be good in a spice cake.

Totally tastes like a chocolate cake. I think the beets add a bit of moisture, which is nice when there's no frosting. I think the addition of the cocoa messed with the moisture level because it doesn't seem to be as moist as it could be. I have some strawberries macerating with some vanilla right now. I will have another slice with some berry topping.

I also have a chocolate zucchini bread that I make that is amazing. I peel the zucchini and shred it. There is no texture from the skin and it's super moist.

[Anonymous]

Ooohh--definitely going to try this.

[Anonymous]

Yes - i am going to make a "salad cake" tomorrow: box of mix, 4 eggs, add a shredded carrot, shredded apple, and shredded zucchini. Maybe i'll add 1/2 beet too-

I have never made this but i heard the veggies "disappear" and only add moisture. But they must add nutrition, too - ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - i am going to make a "salad cake" tomorrow: box of mix, 4 eggs, add a shredded carrot, shredded apple, and shredded zucchini. Maybe i'll add 1/2 beet too-

I have never made this but i heard the veggies "disappear" and only add moisture. But they must add nutrition, too - ?

Have you ever made beets? It was quite the process. Cut the greens down, leaving about 2" and the root, boil the ever loving crap out of it until fork tender. Drain water, replace with cold water. When cool, it's easy to peel with your hands, the skin just rubs off. I used my immersion blender to puree. When pureed, it reminded me of that gelatinous cranberry sauce, not the smooth kind in the can, but the lumpy kind.

[Anonymous]

Was your poop purplish after eating the cake? (Eating a beet salad had that effect on me once, so I'm just curious.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was your poop purplish after eating the cake? (Eating a beet salad had that effect on me once, so I'm just curious.)

Not the OP, but it does that to mostly everyone. Fresh beets (not the canned kind for some reason) make your poop purplish-red, and can make your pee pinkish. Happens every time I eat beets, but sometimes I forget and freak out that I must be dying because of colors in my stool/urine. Then I remember I ate beets, and all is calm again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - i am going to make a "salad cake" tomorrow: box of mix, 4 eggs, add a shredded carrot, shredded apple, and shredded zucchini. Maybe i'll add 1/2 beet too-

I have never made this but i heard the veggies "disappear" and only add moisture. But they must add nutrition, too - ?

Have you ever made beets? It was quite the process. Cut the greens down, leaving about 2" and the root, boil the ever loving crap out of it until fork tender. Drain water, replace with cold water. When cool, it's easy to peel with your hands, the skin just rubs off. I used my immersion blender to puree. When pureed, it reminded me of that gelatinous cranberry sauce, not the smooth kind in the can, but the lumpy kind.

I just wrap them in foil and roast in the over for 45 minutes while I do other stuff (toaster oven is great for this). I don't think they're too involved, and they show upiI my CSA and need to get used, anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - i am going to make a "salad cake" tomorrow: box of mix, 4 eggs, add a shredded carrot, shredded apple, and shredded zucchini. Maybe i'll add 1/2 beet too-

I have never made this but i heard the veggies "disappear" and only add moisture. But they must add nutrition, too - ?

Have you ever made beets? It was quite the process. Cut the greens down, leaving about 2" and the root, boil the ever loving crap out of it until fork tender. Drain water, replace with cold water. When cool, it's easy to peel with your hands, the skin just rubs off. I used my immersion blender to puree. When pureed, it reminded me of that gelatinous cranberry sauce, not the smooth kind in the can, but the lumpy kind.

I just wrap them in foil and roast in the over for 45 minutes while I do other stuff (toaster oven is great for this). I don't think they're too involved, and they show upiI my CSA and need to get used, anyway.

I roast them as well. To me, they taste far better than boiled beets, and the color is beautiful (the skin also comes right off). If you wrap them in foil, there's practically no clean-up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was your poop purplish after eating the cake? (Eating a beet salad had that effect on me once, so I'm just curious.)

Not the OP, but it does that to mostly everyone. Fresh beets (not the canned kind for some reason) make your poop purplish-red, and can make your pee pinkish. Happens every time I eat beets, but sometimes I forget and freak out that I must be dying because of colors in my stool/urine. Then I remember I ate beets, and all is calm again.

I know. That's why I wondered if the cake would have the same effect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes - i am going to make a "salad cake" tomorrow: box of mix, 4 eggs, add a shredded carrot, shredded apple, and shredded zucchini. Maybe i'll add 1/2 beet too-

I have never made this but i heard the veggies "disappear" and only add moisture. But they must add nutrition, too - ?

Have you ever made beets? It was quite the process. Cut the greens down, leaving about 2" and the root, boil the ever loving crap out of it until fork tender. Drain water, replace with cold water. When cool, it's easy to peel with your hands, the skin just rubs off. I used my immersion blender to puree. When pureed, it reminded me of that gelatinous cranberry sauce, not the smooth kind in the can, but the lumpy kind.

I just wrap them in foil and roast in the over for 45 minutes while I do other stuff (toaster oven is great for this). I don't think they're too involved, and they show upiI my CSA and need to get used, anyway.

I roast them as well. To me, they taste far better than boiled beets, and the color is beautiful (the skin also comes right off). If you wrap them in foil, there's practically no clean-up.

What temp? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was your poop purplish after eating the cake? (Eating a beet salad had that effect on me once, so I'm just curious.)

Not the OP, but it does that to mostly everyone. Fresh beets (not the canned kind for some reason) make your poop purplish-red, and can make your pee pinkish. Happens every time I eat beets, but sometimes I forget and freak out that I must be dying because of colors in my stool/urine. Then I remember I ate beets, and all is calm again.

So if I serve this to guests/take leftovers to work, I must give the poop & pee warning?

[JenniferShumaker]

Next Friday my friends are coming for dessert will try this recipe out Yummy chocolate cake.