INGREDIENTS
Cake
- 1 can/box kidney beans drained and rinsed
- 1 Tablespoon coffee (or 1 Tablespoon instant coffee and 1 Tablespoon water)
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla
- 7/8 cup cacao powder (whole foods, trader joes, health food stores, on line)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 5 eggs
- 2/3 cup coconut oil (liquefied)
- ½ cup orange blossom honey
Ganache
- 1 ripe avocado (peeled and pitted)
- ¼ cup liquid coconut oil
- ½ cup orange blossom honey
- ½ cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Dash salt
PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS
Cake
- In a vitamix or blender puree beans with coffee, vanilla, and one egg and set aside
- Combine oil and honey
- Blend in one egg at a time( to oil and honey)
- Add bean mixture and blend
- Add cacao, baking powder, baking soda and salt
- Mix
- Pour into prepared round cake pan
- Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes (until toothpick comes out clean)
Ganache
- Blend all together and spread over cooled cake
NOTES
I know these ingredients sound really bizarre – but both my husband and my son were amazed and said it was one of the best cakes ever! You cannot tell beans were used in place of flour and the ganache is awesome! I promise – you will make this cake again and again! I topped my cake with chopped pecans, but you could also use coconut – or nothing.