Double Chocolate Beet & Lentil Sheet Cake – Lentils.org

Ingredients

• 2-4 (1½ lb/650 g) large beets, roasted or boiled, peeled and quartered
• ¾ cup (175 mL) cooked or canned green lentils, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
• ½ cup (125 mL) cocoa powder
• 2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
• ¾ tsp (3ml) sea salt
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup (250 mL) olive oil
• 1 1⁄3 cup (325ml) maple syrup
• 1⁄3 cup (75 mL) strong coffee, cooled
• 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract
• ¼ cup (60 mL) buttermilk, shaken
• 1 cup (250 mL) dark chocolate, coarsely chopped