Chocolate beet cake

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 10 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Prepare the necessary ingredients for making the cake.

2. STEP 2

   

   Place butter at room temperature in a bowl, add sugar, vanilla sugar, and lightly whisk.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add chicken eggs, add pastry flour, flour, baking powder, cocoa. Mix everything.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add grated beets on a fine grater and juice with orange pulp to the resulting mass. Mix everything well until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

5. STEP 5

   

   Transfer the prepared mixture into a mold lined with parchment.

6. STEP 6

   

   Place in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 30 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   While the cake is baking, prepare the fudge. Place butter, sugar and cocoa in a saucepan. Let the mass heat up.

8. STEP 8

   

   When the butter and sugar melt and begin to boil, pour in the cream and cook until thick. Transfer to a bowl and let the fudge cool, stirring occasionally.

9. STEP 9

   

   Remove the finished cake from the oven, check for doneness with a toothpick, and let cool.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cut the cooled cake into 2 parts. Spread with fondant and sprinkle with chopped nuts.

11. STEP 11

    

    Cover with the other half of the cake. Grease the top and sides with fondant.

12. STEP 12

    

    Decorate the cake with milk chocolate crumbs.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cut into portions and serve with tea. Happy tea party everyone!!!