Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 3 large eggs, beaten
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, Canola or corn oil
- 1 1/2 cups grated cooked beets
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- powdered sugar, optional
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine flour, soda, salt, sugar and cocoa in a bowl; set aside. In a mixing bowl, combine the eggs and oil. Beat in vanilla and continue beating until well blended. Slowly beat in dry ingredients until well mixed; stir in beets. Pour into a greased and floured 9×13-inch baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25 to 35 minutes, or until cake bounces back when touched lightly with finger.
Cool in pan on a rack. Frost cooled cake or dust with powdered sugar.