Pinto Bean Cake

Your guests won't believe this is pinto bean cake — with a surprise ingredient in this recipe for spice cake decorated with cherries and pecans.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 226 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.

Step 2

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

Step 3

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

Step 4

Sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice together. Add pecans, raisins, and apple 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.