Red velvet cake with beetroot. Natural Red Velvet Cake Recipe - with Beetroot! Pureed beets give this red velvet cake extra moisture and gorgeous color, for a unique dessert that tastes great with or without frosting. After reading about the history of the popular red velvet cake, I wanted to try the version with beets.

On another topic, the history of red velvet cake was slightly interesting to me. Some people told me that beets were traditionally used to colour the batter, while almost all of the recipes by famous chefs in the culinary/internet world used. Red Velvet Cake is so beautiful… using beets instead of artificial colors is such a great idea (and a great way to I do like chocolate beetroot cake and I thought it might be worth the mention that if you boil fresh beetroot (with skins on) they slip right. You can have Red velvet cake with beetroot using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Red velvet cake with beetroot

You need 1 cup of plain flour.
It's 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
It's 1/4 tsp of baking soda.
It's 1/4 cup of smooth crushed beetroot.
It's 1/4 cup of curd.
Prepare 1/4 cup of milk powder.
It's 1/4 cup of oil.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of or less vanilla essence.
Prepare 1 tbsp of melted butter.
Prepare 1 tsp of cocoa powder.
You need As required of Milk.
Prepare 3/4 cup of powdered sugar.
It's As required of Butter and plain flour to grease and dust.
It's As needed of Whipped cream.
Prepare As required of Flowers or other things to decorate.

Cocoa meets beetroot in this cake, giving it earthiness and tang. Beetroot naturally gives the velvet cake its distinctive shade without the need for any food colouring. Red velvet cake was originally coloured with beetroot, just like in this recipe. This chocolate cake is moist and totally delicious.

Red velvet cake with beetroot step by step

Preheat oven to 180° C for 7-8 mins..
Seive plain flour, baking powder and soda.
In a large bowl mix oil, milk powder, curd, vanilla extract and beetroot mixture. Beat it nicely, then add powder sugar, cocoa powder, and melted butter. Mix well..
Add plain flour mixture gradually and beat it nicely for 2-3 mins. If require to set consistency then add some milk and beat it nicely..
Grease tin and dust with plain flour. Add batter into tin and bake for 25-30 mins..
Check is toothpick comes out dry then it's ready..
Wait to cool down completely. And put in fridge, cut from between and spread whipped cream. And decorate as per your choice..
Put it in fridge for 2 hours then celebrate with your family and friends..

The cream cheese frosting, really is the icing on the cake! You can also prepare this recipe as cupcakes, if you prefer. Top tip for making Natural beetroot red velvet cake. Use red paste colouring rather than liquid dye - recommended are Sugarflair Colours Christmas Red, Poppy Red, Red Extra and Ruby, but avoid Claret and other darker colours. Beetroot flesh and juice add moisture and enhance the colour of this cake, creating a wonderfully vibrant red hue.