Idaho's spicy bean cake

1 Cake

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
¼cupButter or margarine
2Eggs
2cupsCooked, mashed pinto beans
1cupFlour
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonBaking soda
1cupSugar
1teaspoonCinnamon
¼teaspoonNutmeg
½teaspoonCloves
2cupsDiced apples
¾cupRaisins
¼cupChopped nuts
teaspoonVanilla
4tablespoonsCocoa if Chocolate cake is desired

Directions

OPTIONAL

Cream butter or margarine. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well.

Blend in beans. Sift together dry ingredients.Add to creamed mixture, blending well. Fold in apples, raisins, nuts & vanilla.Pour into buttered 9x13" pan. Bake in 375 F oven 45 to 50 minutes or until cake tests done. Can frost with maple frosting.

Nutritional Analysis per serving: 189 Calories; 3⅘ g protein; 4.9 g fat (23% calories from fat); 20½ g carbohydrate; 29 mg cholesterol; 3 g fiber; 64 mg sodium.Exchange: 1 starch; 1½ fat.

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