Flourless Butterless CHOCOLATE CAKE

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  • Kristie18
    Kristie18 Posts: 332 Member
    must check into this for the days I am going nuts for chocolate.
  • anorangie
    anorangie Posts: 975 Member
    After reading about so many delicious recipes on here - I thought I would share my go-to chocolate cake recipe :)

    Ingredients:

    1 can of garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
    1 cup of chocolate chips (I personally use the reeeeally dark chocolate because I like the way it tastes and you can use way less than say milk chocolate and have a much more chocolaty flavor
    3 egg whites - 1 yolk
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder

    Directions:

    -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9-inch round cake pan with Pam or some alternative.
    -Place the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds after the first minute, until chocolate is melted and smooth. If you have a powerful microwave, reduce the power to 50 percent.
    -Combine the beans and eggs in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Add the baking powder, and pulse to blend.
    -Pour in the melted chocolate and blend until smooth, scraping down the corners to make sure chocolate is completely mixed. -Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan.
    -Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate.

    *I like to top mine with sliced strawberries or raspberries and dust with a little bit of organic confectioners sugar

    OH - and don't TELL anyone that it's made with garbanzo beans and I am willing to bet you MONEY not a single person will question it. I've put this cake in front of some of the toughest critics and I have yet to have one last longer than a few hours... Enjoy!

    I made this yesterday. I like it!

    (I added 1 Tbsp of unsweetened cocoa powder and 1/2 tsp of instant espresso coffee granules along with the baking powder, and I sprinkled a wee bit of powdered sugar on top once it cooled.)

    Thank you for sharing the recipe. :flowerforyou:
  • Nickle526
    Nickle526 Posts: 239 Member
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  • Doberdawn
    Doberdawn Posts: 733 Member
    I just made this both ways... with garbanzo beans and with black beans. The black beans were much easier to puree and the mix poured a lot more smoothly. I'm about to have an official taste test next with my family. Will report more later and will post pics.
  • monicalosesweight
    monicalosesweight Posts: 1,173 Member
    Bizarre. It's full of protein and it's wicked. I love chocolate. I can't wait to find out how it turned out with those black beans.
  • reneelee
    reneelee Posts: 877 Member
    I'm intrigued, going to give this recipe a try.
  • Doberdawn
    Doberdawn Posts: 733 Member
    I just made this both ways... with garbanzo beans and with black beans. The black beans were much easier to puree and the mix poured a lot more smoothly. I'm about to have an official taste test next with my family. Will report more later and will post pics.

    Okay, my official review... Agree no-one will guess what they're made of. My dad who doesn't like weird foods thought they were good. The black bean was easier to make & smoother. It also looks darker. But... The garbanzo bean version comes out fluffier,r moister & I liked the flavor of it just a bit better. Though, my dad thought the black bean was richer... I think that was perception because of the color. I put the recipe into MFP & cutting into 8 slices (as shown below) came to only 171 calories, 7g fat, 3.6g fiber. Healthy & tasty. The black slices weigh 1.6 but the garbanzo slices weigh 2.2. So, they really become fuller somehow though the same quantity of everything is used. Weird, eh? It is a shade dry, so I might try adding honey or applesauce next time. Though black bean was easier to blend, I'll probably stick with garbanzos. Oh yeah, I followed the 2nd person's recipe with 2 whole eggs instead of the hassle of dividing all those whites. Now, the promised picture:
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  • miss_grad
    miss_grad Posts: 102
    At first I thought the topic title said "Flavorless" instead of "Flourless". Oops.
  • marx4
    marx4 Posts: 236 Member
    thanks!!
  • Amber82479
    Amber82479 Posts: 629 Member
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  • kmayne
    kmayne Posts: 82 Member
    Sounds yumola!
  • Eve23
    Eve23 Posts: 2,352 Member
    I made it with a little honey added to mine because a few of the posts said it was dry. Mine was very moist and oh so tasty. No one guessed it what it was made of and I have been getting myself in trouble with it.

    I plan on making it with butterscotch chips for hubby.
  • Jongfaith
    Jongfaith Posts: 195
    bump. excellent! making this for the work pot luck on tues!
  • sassyzta
    sassyzta Posts: 9
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  • j_masher
    j_masher Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks, looking forward to trying this out.
  • shanae727
    shanae727 Posts: 546 Member
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  • grdnr03
    grdnr03 Posts: 547 Member
    nortx great picture!!
  • ShreddedTweet
    ShreddedTweet Posts: 1,326 Member
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  • bigfatbino
    bigfatbino Posts: 136 Member
    This I gotta see....

    Challenge Accepted. I'll let you know how it goes.
  • strawberru314
    strawberru314 Posts: 26 Member
    i will have to try this.
  • linderzoid
    linderzoid Posts: 13
    i apologize if someone else has already said something like this (17 pages of "bump" tests my patience a little too much), but...

    has anyone tried making this vegan? of course i saw "egg" in the ingredients and immediately thought i could use an egg replacer, but it might be dry. has anyone tried this by adding egg replacer and water?
  • melsy203
    melsy203 Posts: 3 Member
    Sounds delicious - I've already printed a copy to make it this week! :)
  • monicalosesweight
    monicalosesweight Posts: 1,173 Member
    Yum. I'm definitely going to make this soon. Now, my only dilemma will be deciding how much apple sauce to add to moisten it a little. Hmm.
  • monicalosesweight
    monicalosesweight Posts: 1,173 Member
    I'm wondering if it might be improved by adding some grated zucchini. (If you have never tried a Chocolate Zucchini Bread or Cake, that will sound odd. If you have had them, you will understand my suggestion.)

    I would never have thought about zucchini. Hmm. That might actually work. I'll have to consider adding a little to it.
  • momma3sweetgirls
    momma3sweetgirls Posts: 743 Member
    :sick: Made the original recipe and it was so disgusting. Just giving my honest opinion. I'd rather sacrifice some calories and have a good old fashioned Duncan Hines chocolate cake or brownies!
  • Nickiii_123
    Nickiii_123 Posts: 134 Member
    I'm all for anything with chocolate in it. Thanks for posting :)
  • topshopperwantabe
    topshopperwantabe Posts: 112 Member
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  • Kempossible
    Kempossible Posts: 158 Member
    Bumppppppp!
  • LesaDave
    LesaDave Posts: 1,480 Member
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  • makeitallsue
    makeitallsue Posts: 3,086 Member
    BUMP! THANKS

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