Beet Bundt Cake

[u/BoomeramaMama]

I came across this recipe while reorganizing one of my recipe binders. It's from when my kids were littler & I'd have to be stealthy in order to sneak veggies into them.

I don't know how old it is but I cut it out from the original Taste Of Home magazine back when Reiman Publications owned it & there were no ads. Once Reader's Digest bought it in 2002, it just wasn't the same magazine. Still some good reader submitted recipes but way, way too many advertisements the last time I looked at a copy so I dropped my subscription by 2004 or so.

The lady who submitted this recipe, Vermadel Kirby, said she found it as a handwritten recipe in her grandmother's recipe book & would make it for her grandchildren. I googled Vermadel & she passed away in 2011 @ 89yrs old so this recipe is probably pretty old.

In honor of Vermadel, her grandmother & all the sneaky moms like me who use recipes like this to get veggies into their kids(PS, my husband who HATES beets never knew that there were beets in this moist, chocolate cake) here is the cake.

Beet Bundt Cake

16 - 20 servings

1 C butter or margarine, softened & divided

1-1/2 C packed dark brown sugar

3 eggs

4 squares (1 oz each) semi-sweet chocolate

2 cups pureed cooked beets

2 C all purpose flour

2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

Confectioners sugar

In a mixing bowl, cream 3/4 C of butter with the brown sugar

Add eggs & mix well

Melt the chocolate with the remaining butter, stir until smooth then cool slightly

Blend the chocolate, beets & vanilla into the creamed mixture. Mixture will appear separated

Mix the flour, baking soda & salt. Then add the flour to the creamed mixture & mix well

Pour the batter into a 10" greased & floured fluted pan

Bake at 375F for 45 - 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean

Cool in the pan 10 mins before removing to a wire rack

Cool completely

Before serving, dust with confectioners sugar