Beet Bread With Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups self-rising flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
1 tsp pumpkin- or apple-pie spice mix
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup skim milk
7 tbsp butter, melted
1 None large (15-16-lb.) beet, peeled, coarsely grated
1/4 cup golden raisins, finely chopped
1 cup sour cream
2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp powdered sugar
None None Chocolate pearls, to decorate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F. Grease and line an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan.
Sift flour and cocoa powder into a bowl; stir in sugar and spice. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk and butter. Add milk mixture to flour mixture; stir until just combined. Stir in beets and raisins. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a skewer inserted at center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the frosting: Place sour cream in a bowl. Sift cocoa powder and powdered sugar over sour cream; stir until combined.
Spread frosting over cooled cake and decorate with chocolate pearls. Serve.