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Fudgy Chocolate Beet Cake

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                              Jonathan Lovekin

Recipe Summary

prep: 30 mins

total: 4 hrs

Yield: Makes one 9-inch cake

Ingredients

Cake

4 medium beets (1 1/2 pounds), trimmed, peeled, and cut into 2-inch chunks

1/4 cup safflower oil, plus more for pan

1 cup spelt flour, such as Bob’s Red Mill

1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups natural cane sugar

1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

2 large eggs, room temperature

3/4 cup warm water

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Chocolate-Ganache Frosting

3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

1/2 cup heavy cream

Gallery

Fudgy Chocolate Beet Cake

                              Credit: 
                              Jonathan Lovekin

Recipe Summary

prep: 30 mins

total: 4 hrs

Yield: Makes one 9-inch cake

Fudgy Chocolate Beet Cake

                              Credit: 
                              Jonathan Lovekin

Fudgy Chocolate Beet Cake

                              Credit: 
                              Jonathan Lovekin

Fudgy Chocolate Beet Cake

Recipe Summary

prep: 30 mins

total: 4 hrs

Yield: Makes one 9-inch cake

Recipe Summary

prep: 30 mins

total: 4 hrs

Yield: Makes one 9-inch cake

prep: 30 mins

total: 4 hrs

prep:

30 mins

total:

4 hrs

Yield: Makes one 9-inch cake

Makes one 9-inch cake

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 medium beets (1 1/2 pounds), trimmed, peeled, and cut into 2-inch chunks

  • 1/4 cup safflower oil, plus more for pan

  • 1 cup spelt flour, such as Bob’s Red Mill

  • 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

  • 1 1/2 cups natural cane sugar

  • 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 2 large eggs, room temperature

  • 3/4 cup warm water

  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  • 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped

  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Directions

Cake: Place beets in a steamer basket set in a saucepan containing 2 inches of simmering water. Cover and steam until tender when pierced with a sharp knife, about 25 minutes. Let cool slightly, then puree in a food processor until smooth.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush a 9-inch square or round cake pan with oil. Line bottom with parchment; brush parchment. In a large bowl, whisk together both flours, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk in eggs, water, oil, vanilla, and 1 1/4 cups beet puree (reserve remaining puree for another use, refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days). Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until cake is set and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cool 20 minutes. Invert cake onto rack; let cool completely.

Chocolate-Ganache Frosting: Place chocolate in a heatproof bowl. In a small saucepan, heat cream until just simmering. Pour cream over chocolate; let stand 10 minutes, then stir until smooth. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until thickened and spreadable, about 1 hour. Use immediately.

Place cake on a cake plate and spread evenly with frosting. Cake can be stored, covered, at room temperature up to 2 days.

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