Dessert for 12

Gluten-Free Chocolate Beet Cake

Name: Gluten-Free Chocolate Beet Cake
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cooked small beets; 1/2 cup almond butter; 1/3 cup honey; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1/2 cup almond flour; 2 tbsp coconut flour; 2 tbsp cacao powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp sea salt; 1/4 tsp ground cloves; 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup chocolate chips; 1 cup dark chocolate; 1/4 cup almond milk

Pureed beets sweeten a chocolate almond cake that bakes tenderly before receiving a melted chocolate topping.

Typical price

$2.92for 4 servings

$0.73 per serving$2.92 for 4

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Photo: primaverakitchen.com

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
12servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Dairy-free Budget Desserts

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Beets$1.99/lb typical	0.5 lb	$0.99Typical price
Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical	4.5 oz	$0.63Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Shredded coconut$0.30/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.11Typical price
Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical	9 oz	$4.05Typical price
Almond, soy or oat milk$0.05/oz typical	2.25 oz	$0.11Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$8.75

Pantry staples you likely have

Honey or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and sodaSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

2 cooked small beets
1/2 cup almond butter
1/3 cup honey
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup almond flour
2 tbsp coconut flour
2 tbsp cacao powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 cup dark chocolate
1/4 cup almond milk

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
Blend the beets, almond butter, honey, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Stir the almond flour, coconut flour, cacao powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon, and chocolate chips into the beet mixture.
Spread the batter in the pan and bake for 28 to 32 minutes, until the center is firm.
Cool the cake in the pan for 5 minutes.
Melt the dark chocolate with the almond milk in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring until smooth.
Spread the chocolate mixture over the cake and cool for 5 minutes before slicing.

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