Dessert

Red Velvet Cake using beets is for Dessert.

Red Velvet Cake using beets takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Red Velvet Cake using beets takes 25 minutes to cook.

Red Velvet Cake using beets makes 24 servings.

The ingredients for Red Velvet Cake using beets are:

BEET PUREE
beets 1.5 cups
lemon juice 3 Tbsp
vinegar 1 Tbsp
buttermilk 1/2 cup
yogurt 1/2 cup

WET INGREDIENTS
butter .25 cup
sugar 1.5 cups
eggs 3 & 1 white
vanilla 2 tsp
oil .25 cup
applesauce .5 cup

DRY INGREDIENTS
flour 1.5 cup
baking powder 2 tsp
salt 1 tsp
cocoa powder 1/2 cup
cream of tartar 1 tsp
wheat flour .5 cup

FROSTING:
2% fat plain greek yogurt 1/2 cup
butter 75g (about 3oz)
cream cheese 100g (aout 4 oz)
powdered sugar 1 1/2 - 2 cups cups
vanilla 1/2 tsp
cocoa powder 1/2 cup

Here is how you make Red Velvet Cake using beets:

Preheat oven to 350.Roast beets with water for 30-45 minutes then peel (or grate raw beets), puree with lemon juice, and then add vinegar, buttermilk and yogurt.In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients (more cocoa powder = more brown color).Cream butter, oil, and sugars, then add applesauce and eggs one at a time with a mixer/beater.Slowly mix in the beet puree and dry ingredients (alternating little by little of each).Put batter in 24 cupcake papers or grease 2 9-inch cake rounds with a parchment paper circle on the bottom (to keep the cakes from sticking).Bake until a toothpick comes out clean.Frosting: beat butter, cream cheese and yogurt together until just combined. Add sugar in little by little until it gets to the sweetness you want (no more than 2 cups). Add cocoa powder to "tighten" the frosting.Serving Size: makes 24 cupcakes or 2 9-inch roundsNumber of Servings: 24Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user APRIL1X.

The nutritional information for Red Velvet Cake using beets is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 24
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 213.9

• Total Fat: 8.2 g
• Cholesterol: 36.3 mg
• Sodium: 181.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 34.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.9 g
• Protein: 4.3 g