Chocolate and beet cake
Ingredients:
| 3 | Eggs |
| 1 c. | Sugar |
| 2 ½ c. | Mashed beets (already cooked and pureed manually or with a food processor) |
| ⅔ c. | Sunflower oil |
| 1 Tbsp. | Vanilla |
| Your choice | ⅔ c. Fair Trade cocoa or 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate |
| 1 | ½ c. white flour |
| 1 ½ c. | Whole wheat flour |
| 2 Tbsp. | Baking powder |
| ¼ tsp. | Salt |
Insctructions:
- Cook the beets and purée them.
- Butter and flour a square pan.
- Beat sugar and eggs in a blender. Add the beet purée, vanilla, oil and melted chocolate (in a bain-marie over low heat, if using chocolate). Otherwise, add cocoa, baking powder and flour to the wet mixture.
- Bake at 350 ° for 40 to 50 minutes, until a fork inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean. Do not overcook.
Source : Cyberpresse
