Ingredients
2 1/2 cup beets, mashed, cooked
6 eggs
3/4 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cup oil
3 3/4 cup flour, sifted
3 3/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp baking soda
1/4 lb margarine, softened
4 oz cream cheese, softened
1 powdered sugar, sifted
1/2 cup cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
Directions
Mix beets and eggs. In separate bowl. combine cocoa, vanilla and
oil. Mix well. Add the sifted flour, sugar, salt and baking soda.
Add to beet mixture. Mix well in larger bowl. Divide batter between
two 9x13 pans, greased and floured. Bake at 350 for 35 to 40
minutes. Cool, frost in pans or cool 10 minutes after removal from
pans. FROSTING: Combine all ingredients, except milk, in a large
bowl. Beat until spreadable. Add milk, a little at a time, to give
spreading consistency.
Servings: 10 servings
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The History of Recipes
It is quite feasible to trace the history of written cooking instructions way back into the far past, certainly as far back into history as pharonic Egypt, and potentially, even further back. Interesting though that is, sadly, these early recipes were just simple pictorial, hieroglyphic or cunieform recipes for preparing food.
Interestingly, the oldest recipe in existence, according to experts in ancient history are a few tablets in ancient Sumerian which describe the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as making those who drank it feel `blissful`. As we move into The time of the romans 25BC a man called Apicius created some scripts detailing recipes enjoyed by the Romans. In his works, he recounts how the meals were split into appetizers, main course and afters, a very modern way of dining. Additionally, he recounts how the ancient cooks were skilled in the use of many different aromatic flavours, including some familiar names such as basil, mint and parsley. During the next few hundred years, the upper-class families of Europe competed to serve up the most extravagent meals, and as a consequence, the best chefs and their recipe collections increased in prestige. However, it was during the nineteenth century that formal cookery and recipe books really came of age. Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Farmer in the USA, devoted much of their lives to collating, trying out, and writing down popular recipes of the day. By the time we get to the twentieth century, cooking books are highly popular mostly as a result of more people being able to read, people having increased leisure time and a general increase in wealth. |
We hope you enjoy this Chocolate Red Beet Cake recipe.
