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The July 2008 Recipe of the Month Chocolate Chip Beet Cake Here's another fun way to use beets in your chocolate cake...as always, beets add moisture and flavor to make a dense, delicious cake. The chocolate chips add vigor to the overall chocolate experience. We thank Lorraine Carlson for this picnic-totable recipe
Ingredients 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/3 cup cocoa powder 2 eggs 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup salad oil 1/4 cup orange juice 1 cup grated cooled or canned beets 1 Tablespoon orange peel 10 ounces chocolate chips Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare (grease and flour) either a 9x9x2 square pan or a Bundt pan for baking. Mix flour, salt, baking powder, and cocoa powder, set aside. Beat eggs and sugar until thickened and lemon-colored. Add oil, beets, orange juice, and orange peel to egg/sugar mixture, beat well. Gently blend into the flour mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips. Bake in a large (at least 9x9x2) greased and floured square pan or a greased floured Bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes. The chocolate chips will likely sink to the bottom of the pan, so when upended, there should be a lovely, moist chocolate top to the cake. Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream or tall glasses of cold milk. Enjoy!