Recipe: Gluten-Free Red Velvet Beet Cake Recipe

Beets in a cake?  Who knew you could make a delicious cake out of this often hated vegetable.  I visited the Oak Park, Illinois Farmers Market today and came home with a bunch of beets and this wonderful recipe from Nelson's Farmstand.

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1 1/8 cups apple sauce
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 3/4 cups gluten-free flour blend (use one that contains xanthan gum or add 1 1/4 tsp. xanthan gum)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/4 cups cooked, mashed dark-colored beets
• 1/3 cups chopped nuts, optional
• 1/3 cups chocolate chips, optional

Directions:

• In a bowl, combine cocoa, apple sauce and vanilla, and mix well. 
• In another bowl combine flour (xanthan gum if adding), sugar, baking soda and salt. 
• Mix well and add to cocoa mixture. 
• Blend in eggs and beets. 
• Beat two minutes with an electric mixer. 
• Stir in chopped nuts and chocolate chips, if desired.
• Pour in a 9x13 greased pan. 
• Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until baked through. 
• Allow to cool. 
• Serve with cool whip, whipped cream or ice cream.

Here are a few other gluten-free dessert recipes:
Gluten-Free Cocoa Brownies
Gluten-Free Berry Peach Bar
The Gluten Free Cooking Expo Recipe Blog