Delicious Beetroot Cake

• 1/2 cup butter at r.temperature & 2tbsp. tp prepare pans.
• 3tbsp. cocoa powder
• 2 eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1tsp. baking soda
• 2 1/2 cup flour sifted
• 1cup largely chopped beetroot
• 1 cup whole buttermilk
• 1 tbsp.vinegar
• fluffy white icing
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• tbl.salt 1 tsp.

1.cook beets using a vegetable steamer.set aside to cool.

2. Preheat oven to 350 °.Prepare two 9" cake pans by buttering lightly & sprinkle with 1tbsp. sifted cocoa powder,tapping pans to discard the extra cocoa.

3.Cream butter & sugar together . Add eggs one at a time& beat vigorously until each is incorporated . Mix with vanilla.

4.Now finely blend the beet & pour into a separate bowl, make a paste with the remaining cocoa of 2 tbsp.Then blend into the butter mixture.

5.Sift together the remaining dry ingredients. Alternating 2 batches each, add dry ingredients & buttermilk to the butter mixture . In the last batch of buttermilk, mix in the vinegar b4 adding to the batter. Mix until blended.

6.Divide batter among 2 pans & bake for about 20-25 mins. Cool on a rack .

7.To assemble, remove one cake from its pan & place flat side down on a serving platter.

8. Drop 1/2 cup of icing on its top & spread evenly using a flat spatula.

9.then remove the other cake from its pan & place flat side on the icing layer.Now drop the remaining icing on the top & sides of the cake.

10. Finally chill it & serve.