Chocolate Beet Cake with Cream Cheese Drizzle

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt, thinned with milk
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1 large or 2 medium beets, roasted and peeled
• 1/2-1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
• 1/2 8 oz. (250 g) pkg. cream cheese
• 1 cup icing sugar
• 1-2 Tbsp. milk