While they may not be your cup of tea, I'm telling you, your body will thank you for not pumping it full of a man made chemical called Red Dye #40 (or whatever other number they call it). And in fact, with the added fiber and minerals, can we possibly call this a healthy cake. :)
Some people say to roast the beets in the oven and then the skin will peel off easily. It will and your house will smell like dirt too. I know.
Here's my easy way to peel beets. Under water. Yep, that easy. Turn on your cold water, cut off the top, cut off the bottom and use a peeler to skin the rest. All, with the water lightly running. No stains and peeled beets! Now, to cut them up, I used a plastic grocery bag laid on the counter, set the peeled beet on it and held the little guy with the bag while I cut it in half. From there I cut up a few more chunks and was able to take the bag to the pot, dump it in and toss the bag which did a fabulous job of being re-used.
I am using the all natural red velvet cake recipe from sophistimom. No need to re-invent this wheel when someone smarter than me got it right. I will mention that using LESS cocoa powder will give you the red results you're looking for.
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