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RED BEET WALNUT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Red Beet Walnut Chocolate Cake

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword beet cake, beet cake recipe, beet walnut cake, chocolate beet cake, chocolate walnut cake
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 4 oz canned red beets drained. Reserve the juice.
  • 1 +1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 9 tablespoons butter room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup raw chopped walnuts plus 2 tablespoons for decoration

Glaze:

  • 1 cup Powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon beet puree
  • 2-4 tablespoons beet juice from the can

Instructions

Make the Cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease and flour a 9-inch loaf pan and set aside.
  3. Place the beets in a food processor or blender and puree. Remove one tablespoon of the puree and set aside.

  4. Whisk the flour, baking powder, cocoa powder, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.

  5. Beat the butter and sugar until creamy, about 3 minutes.

  6. Add the eggs one at a time. Make sure the first one is fully incorporated before adding the next.
  7. Beat in the vanilla extract.
  8. Add the beet puree and mix until combined.
  9. Slowly add the dry ingredients until fully incorporated.
  10. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Place in the oven and bake for 45 minutes.
  11. Remove from oven and let cool completely before removing the cake from the pan.
  12. Transfer the cake to a wire rack placed over a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Glaze the Cake:

  1. Whisk together the powdered sugar and the beet puree.
  2. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time until you have a smooth glaze.
  3. Pour the glaze over the cake.
  4. Immediately sprinkle the remaining chopped walnuts over the top.
  5. When the glaze has set, place, slice, and serve.