Red Beet Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 3/4 cups unbleached flour, sifted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 -1 1/2 cup beet, pureed (15 ounce can of beets in water, drained and pureed is 1 cup)
• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate (melt and cool the 2 1-oz squares of baking chocolate.)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• confectioners' sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 grease 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
• 3 sift together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 4 combine sugar, eggs, and oil in a mixing bowl.
• 5 beat with an electric mixer set at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 6 beat in the beets, cooled chocolate, and vanilla.
• 7 gradually add dry ingredients, beating well after each addition.
• 8 pour into prepared baking pan.
• 9 bake for 25 minutes or until cake tests done.
• 10 cool in pan on rack.
• 11 cover and let stand overnight to improve flavor.
• 12 sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.