Recipes

Secret Ingredient Chocolate Cake

2 cups of beets (cooked, peeled and chopped)
1/2 cup applesauce
2 cups of sugar
1 1/2 cups oil
1/2 cup plain yogurt
3 eggs

Combine ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer for 2 min. Add:

1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Beat another 1-1 1/2 min and gradually stir into the batter with a spoon until just blended:
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinammon

Stir in 1/2 cup chocolate chips and/or nuts. Pour into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 40-50 min until knife comes out clean in center.

For a bundt cake, put in half the batter, sprinkle in chocolate chips, then add the rest of the batter on top. You can substitute any type of summer squash for the beets.  2-3 cups of shredded raw zucchini or yellow squash work well. Use cinammon and add 1/2 tsp of allspice when using squash.