tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post112983533088299414..comments2024-03-20T10:36:19.032-05:00Comments on A Veggie Venture: Day 199: Secret-Ingredient Chocolate Cake ♥Alanna Kellogghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-35191436675514093972008-03-24T10:38:00.000-05:002008-03-24T10:38:00.000-05:00The Secret Ingredient Cake with Beets is something...The Secret Ingredient Cake with Beets is something we make in the school kitchen once a month for about 6,000 children! Of course, we get #10 cans of beets and it takes about 3.75 gallons for a batch of<BR/>10.5 cakes that weigh 11#. The process starts out with draining diced beets, running them through a VCM (vertical chopper mixer) until they are pureed to the consistency of baby food. If we have time, we open at least 18 cases of cans and freeze what we do not need. We also found that this product does not thaw quickly! But, back to the cake, we use soy oil, low-fat sifted cocoa and processed eggs to make the cake. After they are baked and cooled, we frost with chocolate frosting and then top with rainbow sprinkles. Each 11# cake gets cut into 96 pieces and are served as the cold part of the lunch with an orange slice or apple quarters. It is very moist and dark and yummy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1141141906917548642006-02-28T09:51:00.000-06:002006-02-28T09:51:00.000-06:00SusanV - Hey my mission is to persuade people to i...SusanV - Hey my mission is to persuade people to incorporate veggies into their lives. Not that YOU need persuading but even if you had "copied" the recipe, I couldn't have been more pleased to see yours today! This remains the #1 most viewed post on A Veggie Venture. You lure E in with chocolate, I lure Everyone in with chocolate ... it's a veggie conspiracy.Alanna Kellogghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12869948243694610558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1141141701382159092006-02-28T09:48:00.000-06:002006-02-28T09:48:00.000-06:00Okay, I SWEAR I did not look at your recipe before...Okay, I SWEAR I did not look at your recipe before I made my beet cake--even though you did tell me about it and I remembered that while I was baking it. I see that you included cinnamon too (I figured it worked in my brownie recipe, so why not).<BR/><BR/>I think you're influencing a lot of people to look at beets in a different light! :-)Susan Voisinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16706612777547235769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1130244534636252882005-10-25T07:48:00.000-05:002005-10-25T07:48:00.000-05:00I tried a chocolate beet cake a summer or two ago ...I tried a chocolate beet cake a summer or two ago (using the Moosewood recipe). I started with raw beets from my CSA (rather than canned beets), and I did find that the taste of the beets came through in the cake. It added an earthy element, that's the best way to put it. And my children liked it, too - I thought the "earthiness" would put them off. (By contrast, they were not keen on the chocolate zucchini muffins I made this summer, but the presence of visible green shreds may account for a lot of that!)<BR/><BR/>Great blog! I need to spend more time in it, reading through your exciting approaches to veggies.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800864673813334725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1130235414378888882005-10-25T05:16:00.000-05:002005-10-25T05:16:00.000-05:00hi alanna, i saw a beets-and-chocolate recipe once...hi alanna, i saw a beets-and-chocolate recipe once, and i said nahhh.... there was no picture:D. but now that i see yours i think i'm going to change my mind -- heheheh... i've only gotten my 14-year old to eat beets, we'll see if it *works* on the other 3....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1130171898915416832005-10-24T11:38:00.000-05:002005-10-24T11:38:00.000-05:00Beets! I would have never tried beets in a chocola...Beets! I would have never tried beets in a chocolate cake! Great twist!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15676098515413550062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1130166896161459402005-10-24T10:14:00.000-05:002005-10-24T10:14:00.000-05:00Alanna--What a lovely site! I will be checking bac...Alanna--What a lovely site! I will be checking back in for inspiration, as I do need more veggies in my diet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1130072974622953952005-10-23T08:09:00.000-05:002005-10-23T08:09:00.000-05:00I just stumbled across your website, and I am very...I just stumbled across your website, and I am very impressed. Your enthusiasm shines thru.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1129899768205877642005-10-21T08:02:00.000-05:002005-10-21T08:02:00.000-05:00Lovely photo!Lovely photo!Ilvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06917489033091463791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11944565.post-1129860249692940142005-10-20T21:04:00.000-05:002005-10-20T21:04:00.000-05:00My Gramie had a chocolate and zucchini cake that w...My Gramie had a chocolate and zucchini cake that we all loved. I made Xeroxes of the recipe, in her own hand, for our family cookbook. <BR/><BR/>Beets are one of my favorite foods...maybe I will give this a try.Suebobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14652931599004264512noreply@blogger.com