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Gifts in a Jar: Red Velvet Bundt Cake. Chocolate Cake made with beets and buttermilk topped with cream cheese glaze. No food coloring.
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Red Velvet Bundt Cake

Gifts in a Jar: Red Velvet Bundt Cake. Chocolate Cake made with beets and buttermilk topped with cream cheese glaze. No food coloring

Ingredients

  • 1 jar homemade chocolate cake mix see note
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 ⅓ cup buttermilk
  • ⅔ cups beet puree
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

GLAZE

  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • ½ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk approximately

Instructions

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
  • In a large bowl, stir together the ingredients of the jar. Add remaining ingredients; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan on wire rack.
  • Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar, thin with milk to desired consistency. Invert cake on to serving plate. Top with glaze

Notes

The jar of cake mix referred to in the recipe is our homemade Chocolate Cake Mix in a Jar.
To prepare the jar, layer the ingredients in order in a 1 quart mason jar and attach the baking instructions (printable version here):
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cups cocoa powder
  • 1 ¾ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt