Has anyone else seen that office episode?? It kills me!!! :D
Speaking of beets…
I have turned into the Chocolate Monster today!
Mmmmmm…chocolate monster…mmmm…
Who doesn’t love a good chocolate filled Friday?
As promised, I made my first ever Chocolate Beet Cake. I have to admit, I was shakin in my boots.
Beets in a cake?! You gotta be kidding me. Seriously? Reeeally? No. No way. Nope. I don’t believe it. Nah-uh.
Ya-huh!
She’s beautiful isn’t she?
BEETS. BEAT. BUTTER.
That’s what she said!
Ok, I’ll stop being weird now. Well, I will be less weird that is.
Anywho, I modified this recipe Big Time. Actually, when I was done with this recipe, I could have been looking off of a recipe for Curry Chicken Pot Pie for all you know.
I basically took this recipe and ripped it apart and oh how fun it was.
My ingredients included: beets (duh!), almond extract, WWPF (Whole Wheat Pastry Flour), vinegar, organic cocoa, natural cane sugar, baking soda, half salt, applesauce, and spices.
As I said, I was shaking in my booties. Quivering with fear. See, I hate beets. No really, I despise them since childhood. Just to be sure, I tasted one today. Yup, still gross.
But simply magical in this cake.
I couldn’t taste the beets. A light from above shown on the cake and the angels sang glorious songs of praise.
Pureed Beets. It doesn’t get much grosser than that!
But mixed in with other natural ingredients, the beets transform into a magical chocolate cake.
Did I mention it is oil-free?
I thought this would make a killer birthday cake.
And two lil’ Ramekins:
Yup, still rockin’ the Dollarstore Dishware.
And some whoopie pies:
The taste?
Was truly spectacular. I couldn’t taste the beets at all. It was perhaps the most lovely chocolate cake I have ever come across. I am not a chocolate cake fan, but this one really impressed me.
The icing was simple: Confectioner’s Sugar, Almond extract, and Non Hydrogenated Olive Oil Margarine.
And I maybe sorta ruined my dinner. :) I couldn’t help it! I had 2 whoopie pies. They were so good. Can’t a girl get her veggies in???
Eric is almost home and I am going to give him the three layer cake and see how much he can eat of it for dessert.
Tonight’s Question: What is your all time favourite cake? Toppings? Icing flavours? Dish it!!! Perhaps I will feature it in my next cake recipe. Make a suggestion below!
I’m off to feed the hubby and then hopefully do some yoga and Glo Bakery website stuff! OH and pack for Leah’s tomorrow! Weeee.
Have a FABULOUS FRIDAY everyone!
Ange, I’m sitting here drinking my first green “monster” and I gotta say I much rather eat that cake!!!
You have become such the baking goddess! I mean, seriously Angela….stop making such gorgeous treats! I kid of course, but really! Is anything you make NOT beautiful?!
Beets in a cake! how cool!
I love beets but I’m not sure how I feel about putting them in cake. Roasted and tossed with a little horseradish, yes please!
Oh wow, that looks delicious!!!
My favorite for sure is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.
Beets in a chocolate cake sounds totally weird, fer sure! haha
But my favourite vegan chocolate mousse/pudding is from this site and has an avocado base, so I feel I must try making this
I just bought beets for the very first time today:)
Oh I think there’s no recipe here?
I’ll Google for a vegan beets chocolate cake then
And hopefully this will be in the future OhSheGlow cookbook so I can make it the way you did later woot woot!:)
So excited to make this but can’t see the recipe! NOOOO!
Gimme a recipe :D !!
I would love to make this cake for my besties upcoming birthday!! Any chance you still have that recipe hanging around?
Ditto on the recipe request! My fingers are crossed you have this somewhere in your archives.
I’d love to use your modified version too! Is there one somewhere?
also looking for the recipe!
Is the recipe posted somewhere else on your blog? I would love to make this cake!
Will you share this recipe?? Thank you so much for all you do and the work and love that you put into this:-)
Hey Molly, Aww thank you! I’m so sorry but I don’t have this recipe anymore. I wish I did because it was so fantastic! I will try to recreate it sometime. :)