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Apple Cake with Chickpea Puree

Apple Cake with Chickpea Puree

Desserts
Course
Difficulty
Easy
Pulse Type
Chickpeas
Specialty Diet
Vegetarian
Cook Time
70 minutes

Ingredients

Servings:

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

  1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
  2. Toss prepared apples with sugar, cinnamon and nuts. Set aside.
  3. Process chickpeas and eggs in a food processor or blender until smooth and set aside.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.