Chocolate Beet Cake with Ganache Frosting

INGREDIENTS

• Cake:
• 1 cup butter
• 1½ cup sucanat (or brown sugar)
• 3 eggs
• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 2 cups pureed beets (roughly 3 large beets)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1½ cups unbleached all purpose flour
• ½ cup cocoa powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• ¼ teaspoons salt
• Ganache:
• 3½ cups milk chocolate, cut into even pieces
• 2 cups heavy cream