Chocolate Garbanzo Bean Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE GARBANZO BEAN CAKE

Steps:

• Puree in food processor till smooth the beans and eggs.
• Add the baking powder and sugar, pulse till smooth.
• In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips, stirring often till smooth.
• Add to food processor, pulse till smooth.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9 inch cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.
• Dust with sugar if you like.
• *I could not find a 19oz can of beans, so I used about 2 cups.
• *I also added a splash of vanilla flavoring.
• *I also 'floured" my pan with dark cocoa.

GARBANZO BEAN CHOCOLATE CAKE (GLUTEN FREE!)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Place the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds after the first minute, until chocolate is melted and smooth. If you have a powerful microwave, reduce the power to 50 percent.
• Combine the beans and eggs in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Add the sugar and the baking powder, and pulse to blend. Pour in the melted chocolate and blend until smooth, scraping down the corners to make sure chocolate is completely mixed. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

BLACK BEAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Grease 9" cake pan and dust with cocoa powder, tapping to evenly distribute.
• Drain and rinse beans. Shake off excess water.
• I use handheld mixer to pulverize beans smooth.
• Add in 3 of the eggs, vanilla, salt and continue mixing. When smooth, add in coconut oil and honey. Add in last 2 eggs.
• In separate bowl, sift in cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder and then add to the wet ingredients
• Beat on high until you achieve a nice smooth consistency. Approx 1 minute.
• Scrape batter into pan and rap on counter a few times to free any bubbles.
• Bake for 40-45 minutes. Cake is done when top is rounded, firm to touch and toothpick comes out clean.
• LET CAKE SIT OVERNIGHT IF POSSIBLE or at least 8 hours. It's not a ready-eat-right-away type of cake.
• Frost with favorite frosting and enjoy.

ORANGE SPICE GARBANZO CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square cake pan or line with parchment paper.
• Process garbanzo beans in a food processor until smooth. Add cinnamon and cloves and pulse until combined. Add eggs, sugar, baking powder, and orange zest; process until just combined. Stir orange juice into garbanzo mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on a wire rack before cutting into squares.