A couple weeks ago, while out at a restaurant with friends, I tried a chocolate beet cake for dessert. It was ok - it tasted nice and chocolaty, but it didn't have any beet flavor, which left me a little underwhelmed. A couple days later, I discovered that the Daring Bakers' challenge for this month was to use vegetables in our baking. I knew what I must do: create a beet cake that does taste like beets, and see if it is any good.
Ruth from Makey-Cakey
was our March 2013 Daring Bakers' challenge host. She encouraged us all
to get experimental in the kitchen and sneak some hidden veggies into
our baking, with surprising and delicious results!