Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Chickpea Cake

A friend gave me this recipe to try. I cannot credit since I don't know who developed it originally. I think I will try making it with Sunbutter instead of chocolate.

Chickpea Chocolate Cake (No flour, no dairy, no oil)
1 1/2 cup nondairy chocolate chips
2 cups soft cooked chickpeas, drained (can be from a 19 oz can)
4 eggs or 1 cup egg substitute
1 cup sugar or dry sweetener
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Prepare cake pan by coating with oil and some cocoa powder. Gently melt chocolate on stovetop or in microwave. In blender or food processor, combine chick peas and eggs or egg substitute. Add sugar or sweetener, baking powder, and melted chocolate. Process until very smooth. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes in round cake pan, until knife inserted comes out clean. Cool in pan. Sprinkle with sugar.

You can make a raspberry glaze using seedless raspberry jam, 1 tsp lemon juice, and 1 pint raspberries, warmed and mixed together.

The cake will have a cracked surface and be somewhat dense, with a rich chocolate flavor.