Anyone have experience with chocolate beet cake? Do you have a T&T recipe?

[barbara-in-va]

I printed out the David Lebowitz recipe that appears to be for one layer. I want to make 2-3 layers and then will frost it with a white coconut frosting and serve it on a green plate for our office Christmas party next week. I am hoping for a red velvet color.http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2011/11/moist-chocolate-beet-cake-recipe-nigel-slater/

 

[dawnnys]

Oh Barb, let me preface this by saying that I dislike beets with a passion, but why not just make a

red velvet cake? )

 

[barbara-in-va]

Hi Dawn, just trying for an alternative to the bottle of red dye and I love beets!

 

[lisainla]

Hi Barbara - I think you will have trouble finding something that is both

a chocolate-y flavor and a "red velvet" red color. I tried a few with my son, who loves RVC, but we could never find one that was the right color/flavor.

If you are looking for a chocolate-y cake, the amount of chocolate/cocoa needed to get the chocolate flavor predominant will overtake the red coloring of beets or red food coloring, in my experience. The chocolate-y beet cakes will not have a true red color.

I would definitely taste test whichever cake you decide on, the beets can be quite a predominant flavor.

 

[dawnnys]

Oh, forgot about how much red dye #2 is in it! )

 

[erininny]

Red dye #2 has been banned since 1976. But Red 40, its replacement, isn't so great, either.