So I have seen some unusual recipes out there

one for Sauerkraut chocolate cake

Beets in cake

They might be good? just something I would have never thought to put in cake.
Any one every tried these or what other 'unusual' ingridients have you put in a cake that turned out suprisingly good?

I guess I've made pretty normal cakes, but Laurie from Cake Alchemy swears by beer buttercream. I've seen her make it a couple times now and she even used beer instead of simple syrup to moisten a chocolate groom's cake on last night's Amazing Wedding Cakes show.

I can't bring myself to make these kinds of cakes. It reminds of this book that was all the rage a couple years ago among my mommy group. Deceptively Delicious http://www.deceptivelydelicious.com/site/index.php Parents were making brownies with spinach so their kids would eat the spinach. Come on people! Don't do that to the poor brownie! Plus, how does it really teach good eating habits? Have some chicken (and cauliflower) nuggets with a (spinach) brownie? They may get the nutrients, but not good habits. When I see cake recipes like this, I can't help that they are trying to be deceptively delicious...

haha thanks for sharing, I dont know that I would ever try it either, just got a kick out of seeing these kinds of ingredients in cake.

Weight Watchers has a brownie recipe that uses refried beans. My daughter made it. I thought it was "edible" .... and I ate one .... I probably won't eat another, though.

I have a recipe book with a tomato soup cake. Haven't tried it though.

Yes, yes, yes I have made chocolate beet cake; lettuce cake (very similar to carrot cake but very heavy....more a sweet bread than cake) and tomato spice cake (excellent).
Also have a prune spice cake recipe and a few others I can't remember right off hand.
If you didn't know what it was you would like them - believe me! Don't wrinkle up your nose like that LOL


Lynne

Beet cake????

I think I just puked a little. I HATEHATEHATE beets. Yuck!

I've made chocolate mayonaise cake that is really moist.

I recently tried a chocolate cake recipe with beets in it (replacing the fat) and I didn't' care for it at all - it tasted like beets to me.

But, I have replaced up to 1/2 the fat in a recipe with finely grated and peeled zucchini (in vanilla cupcakes) and it was great! No one was able to tell there was anything unusual about it and you did not see or taste any hint of Zucchini!

I can't think of anything particularly unusual that I've ever put in a cake, but I have a recipe for a replacement for graham cracker crusts that uses crushed hazelnuts instead of graham crackers. It's especially good filled with chocolate pudding or mousse!

Absolutely! Both the Chocolate Sauerkraut cake and Beet cakes are good. The Sauerkraut cake is a favorite. You rinse the sauerkraut very well. Drain and squeeze out the liquid as best you can, then cut it up fine with scissors. It looks like coconut in the cake. You don't tell anyone what is in it, until they try it  and find out how delicious it is. Same with the Beet Cake or any other kind like carrot or zucchini. You do not taste the vegetables at all  and they make a really good moist cake.