Garbanzo Cake Recipes

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.

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.

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 CAKE

Steps:

• Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Drain the chickpeas thoroughly in a colander, and rub them between the palms of your hands to loosen and remove the skins.
• After separating and discarding the skins, place the chickpeas in a food processor and process until smooth.
• Spoon the puree into a bowl and stir in the eggs, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, orange zest, and orange juice.
• Grease and flour a 1 pound loaf pan.
• Pour the cake mixture into the loaf pan. Level the surface and bake 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven, and let stand in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, place on wire rack, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar topping to taste. Reserve remaining cinnamon sugar (if any) for another use.

GARBANZO CAKES WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Process crackers in food processor until fine crumbs form. Add chickpeas, egg and half the onion; process just until blended. Transfer to bowl. Add cheese; mix just until blended. Shape into 12 patties, using about 1/4 cup for each.
• Heat large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat. Add 6 patties; cook 5 min. on each side or until crisp and golden brown on both sides. Remove from skillet; cover to keep warm. Repeat with remaining patties.
• Meanwhile, slice remaining onion. Cook in medium skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium-high heat 5 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Stir in tomato sauce. Add cinnamon stick. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove and discard cinnamon stick.
• Serve patties topped with sauce and cilantro.