{"id":291,"date":"2009-03-10T13:45:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-10T21:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.forthillfarm.com\/news\/?page_id=291"},"modified":"2009-03-10T13:45:55","modified_gmt":"2009-03-10T21:45:55","slug":"chocolate-beet-cake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/?page_id=291","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Beet Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

From Recipes from America\u2019s Small Farms<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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4 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, cut into small pieces\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 \u00bd tsp baking powder<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tsp. baking soda<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

4 large eggs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp salt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2 cups packed light brown sugar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 pound red beets, peeled and grated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00bd cup canola oil<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 \u00be cups cream cheese frosting or fudgy chocolate frosting<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

1 tsp. vanilla extract\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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*You can color the cream cheese frosting with beet juice!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Preheat oven to 350F.\u00a0 <\/span>Grease 2, 9\u201d round cake pans, line the bottoms with waxed paper.\u00a0 <\/span>Melt chocolate in the top of a double boiler.\u00a0 <\/span>Keep warm.\u00a0 <\/span>Whip the eggs and brown sugar with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes, or until the mixture is noticeably thicker.\u00a0 <\/span>Add the oil, whipping until it is incorporated.\u00a0 <\/span>Add the vanilla and melted chocolate; scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.\u00a0 <\/span>Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.\u00a0 <\/span>Add to the egg mixture and mix on low speed until well combined, stopping to scrape the bowl.\u00a0 <\/span>Fold in the beets.\u00a0 <\/span>Pour the batter into prepared pans.\u00a0 <\/span>Bake for 40 to 50 minutes, or until the centers spring back when gently pressed.\u00a0 <\/span>Let cool completely in the pans on wire racks.\u00a0 <\/span>Put one of the cake layers on a serving plate, spread on \u00be cup of frosting, put other layer on top, and frost sides and top of cake.\u00a0 <\/span>Enjoy!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Recipes from America\u2019s Small Farms \u00a0 4 (1 oz.) squares unsweetened chocolate, cut into small pieces\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 \u00bd tsp baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda 4 large eggs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bd tsp salt 2 cups packed light brown sugar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 pound red beets, peeled and grated \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bd cup canola oil 1 \u00be cups cream cheese…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":144,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-291","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=291"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/291\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/recipes.forthillfarm.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}