I love the retro trend of red velvet cakes, but don’t really like the idea of using artificial colorings in my recipes. So, I started looking at Mother Nature to lend a ruby hue to my cocoa-kissed, plant-based cake and stumbled across the good, old-fashioned beet! If you’ve ever cooked with beets, you know how powerful that deep ruby natural coloring is! Yet, in this dark chocolate cake, you would never guess that it has pureed beets in it (I served it at a party and nobody suspected!). The fresh raspberries and vegan cream cheese sauce brightens up this easy dessert, too.