Saturday, March 15, 2014

Chocolate Chip Bean Cake

 Chocolate Chip Bean Cake 

Ingredients: 

1 C. All purpose flour 
2 tsp. Baking powder 
1/2 tsp. Baking soda 
1/2 C. Granulated sugar 
1 C. Light cream 
3 Eggs, beaten 
1 14 oz can Pinto beans, drained 
1/2 C. Molasses 
1 C. Chocolate chips 

Directions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit 
2. Grease and flour a 13" by 9" by 2" baking pan and set aside 
3. In a small saucepan cook pinto beans until heated through and then remove from heat and let cool. 
4. When beans have cooled mash them with a potato masher to make a puree of the beans 
5. Mix molasses and bean puree together well until nice and smooth. Set aside 
6. Combine cream, beaten eggs and cooled bean mixture together, Stir ingredients with a wire whisk and blend well
7.  Blend flour, b. powder, b. soda and sugar together in a small bowl and then add to wet ingredients and stir until just combined 
8. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and sprinkle chocolate chips on top of cake batter 
9. Bake in oven for 30 minutes or until cake tests done in the middle 

Servings:  15 squares