Apple Cake with Chickpea Puree

Name: Apple Cake with Chickpea Puree
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 4-5 apple (peeled, cored and chopped into small chunks (about 5 cups prepared)); 3 tbsp sugar; 1 tbsp cinnamon; 1/2 cup nuts (roughly chopped); 1 14 oz can chickpeas (rinsed and drained (1 can, or about 1½ cups/375 mL cooked chickpeas)); 3 large eggs; 1/2 cup butter; 1/4 cup canola oil; 1 1/4 cups sugar (brown); 1 tbsp vanilla extract; 2 cups flour (all-purpose); 1 tbsp baking powder; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 tsp salt; 1/2 cup milk

This is a classic spice cake is made healthier with pureéd chickpeas. Serve as is for an after school snack, or you can dress it up with ice cream or whipped cream.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Servings: 18 servings

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Ingredients

Apple mixture:

4-5 apple, peeled, cored and chopped into small chunks (about 5 cups prepared)
3 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 cup nuts, roughly chopped

Cake mixture:

1 14 oz can chickpeas, rinsed and drained (1 can, or about 1½ cups/375 mL cooked chickpeas)
3 large eggs
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup canola oil
1 1/4 cups sugar, brown
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour, all-purpose
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
Toss prepared apples with sugar, cinnamon and nuts. Set aside.
Process chickpeas and eggs in a food processor or blender until smooth and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat butter, canola oil, and brown sugar until well combined. Add the chickpea mixture and vanilla and beat again. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add half flour mixture to butter mixture, and beat until just combined. Add milk, and beat again, then rest of the flour mixture, and beat until just combined.
Butter and flour a 9 x 13 inch (22 x 33 cm) pan. Spread batter out in pan. Pour apple mixture evenly overtop, then press into the batter with back of a large spoon until batter just starts to press up through the apples. Bake in the middle of the oven for about 55 to 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting into 18 pieces. Dust slices with icing sugar before serving.

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