Wow lol. I've never known anyone personally who likes beets...But I pulled this from another recipe-sharing forum that I'm on. It's not pickled; it's cake! It's from a nice lady named Catherine and it comes well recommended.
Can't Be Beet Cake1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup white unbleached flour (all purpose)
1/2 cup cocoa
1 1/4 cup sugar
2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 T cornstarch
1/4 t cinnamon
Mix the dry ingredients together, set aside.
In the blender, put:
1 can sliced beets, drained (the 14.5 ounce size)
1/4 cup water
Puree the beets till smooth. Pour into a large measuring cup and add:
Enough applesauce to make 2 cups beet-applesauce mixture
Mix together in a large bowl:
Beet mixture
2 T water
1 t vanilla
1 t vinegar
Add the dry ingredients and mix well. Batter will be kind of thick.
spread in a lightly greased 9x13 pan, bake in a preheated 325 degree oven for 35 minutes.
To gild the lily, i make this frosting: no confectioner's sugar required.
Glossy Chocolate Frosting
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cocoa
1/4 cup corn starch
1/4 t salt
1 cup water
Mix these ingredients in a small saucepan, and heat to boiling. Boil 1 minute, stirring all the while with a whisk. The mixture will thicken FAST, so be careful. Remove from heat and add:
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 t vanilla
Pour the frosting on the still-warm cake while the frosting is hot, spread on cake. (This frosting is best for 9x13 cakes in the pan.)
Let cool.
