http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ Gluten Free Forums for Elana's Pantry en Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:44:55 +0000 http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/purple-velvet-torte#post-232 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:01:02 +0000 JP 232@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I chopped the beets and cooked them in the syrup then used a blender to puree the mixture.... I suspect my amount of beets and syrup may have been wrong as it's taking double the cooking time as well - but my condo smells like chocolate so it's all good so far! </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/purple-velvet-torte#post-224 Sat, 04 Apr 2009 05:13:14 +0000 Mom 224@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>JP,<br /> Unless you can really get the beets very smooth, the cake will not have the incredible velvety mouth feel. It comes out almost like a custard. I had to bake it an extra 30 minutes. You might try a hand blender which costs a lot less than a processor, takes up less space in the kitchen. You can use it to puree soups right in the pot. </p> http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/topic/purple-velvet-torte#post-220 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:33:26 +0000 JP 220@http://www.elanaspantry.com/forums/ <p>I don't have a food processor yet... but would like to try <a href="http://www.elanaspantry.com/purple-velvet-torte/" rel="nofollow">this recipe</a> - since the beets and agave will be put in a blender is it really important that you shread them to cook first? I do have a mini chopper which would probably mince them first, or perhaps slice thin then as they cook mash them a bit?</p> <p>Thanks</p> <p>JP </p>