Pinto Bean Cake

Your cake-loving guests won't believe that pinto beans is the surprise ingredient in this recipe for spice cake decorated with candied cherries and pecans.

• Calories: 226 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup butter
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup golden raisins
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 cups diced apple without peel
• 2 cups cooked pinto beans, mashed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube pan.

Step 2

Cream butter or margarine and sugar together. Add the beaten egg and mix well. Stir in the mashed cooked beans and the vanilla.

Step 3

Sift the flour, baking soda, salt, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and ground allspice together. Add the chopped pecans, golden raisins, and the diced apples to the flour mixture. Stir to coat. Pour flour mixture into the creamed mixture and stir until just combined. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 45 minutes. Dribble with a simple confectioner's sugar icing and garnish with candied cherries and pecan halves, if desired.