Beet Surprise Cake recipe

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Ingredients

2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup beets, boiled and grated
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups white sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ¼ cups melted butter
4 eggs, beaten
2 tablespoons honey
½ cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 tablespoons cream
3 ounces cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
1 pound confectioners' sugar

Nutrition Info

414.1 calories
carbohydrate: 65.2 g
cholesterol: 81 mg
fat: 16.2 g
fiber: 1.5 g
protein: 4.5 g
saturatedFat: 9.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 399.3 mg
sugar: 49.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Grease one 9x13 inch pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sprinkle lemon juice over beets, set aside.

  2. Combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt, soda, white sugar, cocoa, melted butter, eggs, honey, milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Stir in beets. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of mixer. Pour into prepared pan.

  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) about 40 minutes. Cool and frost.

  4. To make frosting: combine cream and cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and pinch of salt. Add confectioners' sugar, beat until fluffy. Spread on cake. Add nuts if desired.

Recipe Yield

1 - 9x13-inch cake

Recipe Note

Made with fresh red beets. It is delicious, nice and moist, a recipe that has been in the family a long time. You would not believe how good it is until you make it.

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