Made with fresh red beets. It is delicious, nice and moist and you would not believe how good it is until you make it.

2	teaspoons	lemon juice
1	cup	beets, boiled and grated
2 1/2	cups	all-purpose flour
1	teaspoon	salt
2	teaspoons	baking soda
2	cup	white sugar
1/2	cup	unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/4	cups	melted butter
4		eggs, beaten
2	tablespoons	honey
1/2	cup	milk
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract
3	tablespoons	cream
3	ounces	cream cheese
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
1	pinch	salt
1	pound	confectioners' sugar

• Grease one 9x13 inch pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F .
• Sprinkle lemon juice over beets, set aside.
• Combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt, soda, white sugar, cocoa, melted butter, eggs, honey, milk, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Stir in beets. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of mixer. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) about 40 minutes. Cool and frost.
• To make frosting: combine cream and cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and pinch of salt. Add confectioners' sugar, beat until fluffy. Spread on cake. Add nuts if desired.
• Makes 9 x13-inch cake