Einkorn Chocolate Beet Cake
Ready Time 0 min Servings: 12 piece
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups Steamed Beets 2 medium to large beets
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar or coconut sugar or sucanat
- 1/2 cup Melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup Applesauce
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1/4 cup Cacao Powder
- 2 cups Einkorn Flour Freshly Milled is best
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Real Salt
Chocolate Butter Cream Frosting
- 1 cup Butter You may use coconut oil but will need to add a little salt.
- 3-3 1/2 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 3 tablespoons Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/2 cup Cocoa or Cacao Powder
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla
Directions
Cake:
- Blend beets, eggs, sugar, coconut oil, applesauce and vanilla in a blender.
- In a bowl, mix cacao, einkorn flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix wet and dry ingredients until well mixed.
- Pour into greased 9x13 pan or you can use round pans and make it a layered cake.
- Bake at 350° for about 35 minutes (If the pan is glass it may take closer to 45 minutes).
- Top with anything you like or use the frosting recipe below!
- Mix all frosting ingredients with a hand mixer until smooth.
- Frost cake when cooled.
