Ruby Red Chocolate Beet Cake

The recipe includes boiled beets, which gives a beautiful ruby color. The cake is prepared from the simplest, most accessible and inexpensive products. Baked in the oven, without special equipment. But it is very tasty!
cook time: 2h 10 min
Gavin Tanner
Ruby Red Chocolate Beet Cake

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

329
Calories
20g
Fat
31g
Carbs
6g
Protein

Ingredients (12 portions)

For dough:

Sugar 0.5 cup
Butter 140 g
Wheat flour 100 g
Cocoa 3 tbsp
Flour 150 g
Oranges 1 pc
Beet 1 pc
Walnuts 50 g
Chicken eggs 2 pc
Vanilla sugar 0.5 tsp
Salt to taste
Baking powder 1 tsp

For fondant:

Sugar 100 g
Butter 100 g
Cocoa 3 tbsp
Cream 100 ml

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients for making the cake.

Step 2

Step 2
Place butter at room temperature in a bowl, add sugar, vanilla sugar, and lightly whisk.

Step 3

Step 3
Add chicken eggs, add pastry flour, flour, baking powder, cocoa. Mix everything.

Step 4

Step 4
Add grated beets on a fine grater and juice with orange pulp to the resulting mass. Mix everything well until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

Step 5

Step 5
Transfer the prepared mixture into a mold lined with parchment.

Step 6

Step 6
Place in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.

Step 7

Step 7
While the cake is baking, prepare the fudge. Place butter, sugar and cocoa in a saucepan. Let the mass heat up.

Step 8

Step 8
When the butter and sugar melt and begin to boil, pour in the cream and cook until thick. Transfer to a bowl and let the fudge cool, stirring occasionally.

Step 9

Step 9
Remove the finished cake from the oven, check for doneness with a toothpick, and let cool.

Step 10

Step 10
Cut the cooled cake into 2 parts. Spread with fondant and sprinkle with chopped nuts.

Step 11

Step 11
Cover with the other half of the cake. Grease the top and sides with fondant.

Step 12

Step 12
Decorate the cake with milk chocolate crumbs.

Step 13

Step 13
Cut into portions and serve with tea. Happy tea party everyone!!!

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