Chocolate Bean Cake

[colliegirl]

It does freeze well too.

[Chancita]

This cake was great - just what I needed.
I put the beans in the food processor first, pureed them as much as possible and then started adding liquid ingredients. Mine was so smooth by the end, I would have sworn it was regular cake batter.
The substitutions I made were
2T Roma coffee substitute in 2T water
25 drops liquid stevia AND 2T agave nectar (I know it's not SBD, but it's better than sugar and the stevia just didn't get it sweet enough!)

For the frosting I used 1C strained plain FF yogurt and added 1T agave nectar andabout 1/4C dried milk - It was great!

Thanks so much for the innovative recipe
Chancita

[akashaonly]

I'm trying a variation on the carrot cake muffin recipe and subbing oat flour and some soy flour as I found ww flour to dense and overpowering. Would really like a great cream cheese frosting idea. Tried making one with ff cream cheese, splenda and a little lemon juice but it didn't come out so great (damn I wish there was a good sub for the confectioners sugar for the texture LOL)

Any ideas on a good cream cheese frosting? I've been scouring the boards and found the yummy sounding black bean choc cake recipe and saw a peanut butter frosting idea but I don't eat p.b. so I want to find a more traditional cream cheese frosting sub.

Thanks.

A

[hhnurse]

Here's what I do for cream cheese frosting.
1 pkg. Neufanchtel (sp?) cheese
~1/2 c. Splenda (to taste)
~ 1 or 2 tsp. vanilla (again to taste)
Nuke the cheese until soft. Blend in Splenda & vanilla.
That's it. I really like it. I have used it as filling for the mock Danish as well.
The carrot cake sounds yummy. I'll have to try that some day.

[akashaonly]

Here's what I do for cream cheese frosting.
1 pkg. Neufanchtel (sp?) cheese
~1/2 c. Splenda (to taste)
~ 1 or 2 tsp. vanilla (again to taste)
Nuke the cheese until soft. Blend in Splenda & vanilla.
That's it. I really like it. I have used it as filling for the mock Danish as well.
The carrot cake sounds yummy. I'll have to try that some day.

Thank you so much!!

the Neufanchtel cheese - is this like a cream cheese?

[hhnurse]

Yeah, it's usually next to the reg. & ff cream cheese. I use the store brand, it says "1/3 less fat than regular cream cheese" Neufchatel cheese. I used this even before starting SB. Hope you like the frosting as much as I do.

[akashaonly]

Yeah, it's usually next to the reg. & ff cream cheese. I use the store brand, it says "1/3 less fat than regular cream cheese" Neufchatel cheese. I used this even before starting SB. Hope you like the frosting as much as I do.

I didn't have the Neufchatel but I subb'd with ff cream cheese for now and added some lite cool whip and also put in a little lemon juice. Frosting is sensational (I'll bet it'd be great with slices of apple too). Of course I tried my dad's old carrot cake recipe (but in a muffin tin) and they sucked (too dry and crumbly yet as a cake it's always moist) so I'm back to square one.

Wonder if I can freeze this frosting or how long it would last in the fridge. Thanks so much again, it turned out yummy!

[sashachel]

CHOCOLATE BROWNIE CAKE

1 can Black Beans (Drained and Rinsed)
6 TBLS Canola Oil
4 Eggs
2 Cups Spenda
1 cup Hersey Cocoa Powder
2 Tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Salt
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 cup unsweetened applesauce
Some DaVinci SF syrup, I used chocolate and Raspberry about a jigger of each.
Blend all in Food Processor. Liquid ingredients and beans first.
Than pour into a 9X13 pan sprayed with Pam
Sprinkle top with crushed walnuts and splenda

Bake about 30 minutes at 350


This recipe is a combination of a couple of different ones and a couple of ingredients I added. Came out EXCELLENT. Just like a chocolate cake.

Enjoy,
Cheryl

[lorichka6]

Apple Bean Cake


1 15 oz. can canelli beans or other white bean (drained & rinsed)
1 large or 2 small/med apples chopped
1 egg yolk
1/2 cup egg beaters
4 egg whites
3/4 cup Splenda
1 tsp. baking powder
2Tbsp smart balance light spread (or other tub type buttery stuff)
1 tsp Vanilla
¼ tsp ground ginger
2 tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cloves
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
2 Tbsp chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350.

Prepare 1 or 2 8x8-baking pans by spraying with Pam. (I used 2 b/c i'd rather have a "wider" piece than a deeper piece of cake).

Blend the egg yolk, egg beaters, Splenda, baking powder, Smart balance, vanilla extract, spices, and salt in a food processor. Add the rinsed and drained beans and puree until smooth. Transfer the bean mixture to a bowl if using a processor and mix in the chopped apples. In a separate bowl, whip the egg whites with a pinch of salt with a hand mixer until stiff peaks form. Mix in 1/3 of the egg whites into the bean mixture with a spatula to lighten the bean mixture. Fold in the remaining egg whites in two portions with a spatula. It's ok if some white streaks remain in the batter. Pour the batter into the pan/s sprayed with Pam. Sprinkle the top with walnuts. Tap the pan on the counter a couple of times to release any air pockets. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes (for 2 pans, 35-40 for one), until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before slicing.

[AllieB]

I just made these.
I threw in a medium zuchinni since - really- how much stranger can it get?

I took some of the cupcakes down to my daughter and her friend. They tasted them and said they were pretty good. Then my daughter, who has caught on to this whole SBD thing asked "What is this, some rice thing?"

I crept towards the door. "Noooooooo"
I peeked around the door frame to add, "Black bean and Zuchinni ..." and then I ran.

11 year olds are pretty brutal with the pillow fights

They were a little foamy, I think it is because of the added liquid from the zuch. I'll play and see what I can come up with. Any suggestions?

[caterpillar]

Oh yeah, you should have seen me flee after telling my husband what I'd fed him. I didn't know I could run that fast.

[ducky67]

Chocolate cake! OMG, gotta try it.

Is this ok for phase 1?

[AllieB]

hmmm ... wondering if the running from the children can count as my cardio workout for today?

I think we'll call this Chocolate Cardio cake in our house

I made a really tasty "icing" out of the strained greek yogurt from Trader Joe's and some sugar free hazelnut DiVinci.

BTW, it was not nearly as foamy after it sat for a good long while (like an hour and a half).

[spoons19]

I made the chocolate bean cake today. For the most part, I was happy with it - although I think I dirtied every dish in my kitchen! My mom and sister are doing weight watchers right now and they had a taste and they agreed it was pretty good, especially if you're so limited for sweets and they really were surprised you could do that with beans. It even looks like a chocolate cake. I ate my slice with a Tbsp of lite Cool Whip and enjoyed it. I hate having my tea with nothing and so when I have a cuppa tea is when I most miss cookies or toast or crackers or baked goods. The cake is perfect with tea. I think next time I will add a little more splenda.

[Carrielyn]

This is very similar to a Black Bean Brownie recipe I tried and like. I think I will add a touch of coffee to this. I did substitute 1/2 cup of egg beaters for 2 of the eggs in the recipe and didn't notice any difference from using the 4 eggs. Less fat though.

The recipe is:

BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

1 15 oz can black beans -- drained and rinsed well
4 eggs
1 1/2 cup splenda
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp vanilla
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 cup ricotta cheese

Preheat oven to 350 and grease 8x8 baking pan. Mix all ingredients in a food processor or blender.

Mix very, very well. Pour into greased 8x8 baking pan. Bake for 30-40 min until toothpick comes out clean.