The Best Healthy Cake in the World!

Ingredients:


Cake:


1 (15 oz) can black beans (rinsed and drained)
3 eggs
1/4 C butter
1/2 C maple syrup or agave
6 Tbsp cocoa powder
a couple pinches of salt
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
1 Tbsp instant coffee
1/2 C pecans
2 tsp baking powder


Frosting:


2 ripe avocados
1/2 C maple syrup or agave
4 Tbsp cocoa powder
1 Tbsp + 1 tsp instant coffee


Directions:


Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.


Place the first eight ingredients in a food processor. Set to high and puree until smooth (about 2-3 minutes).


Add in the pecans and baking powder. Set the food processor to low. Pulse until the nuts are cut into pea sized bits and the baking powder is mixed throughout.


Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper (or grease it). Fill the pan with cake batter and place it on the middle rack of preheated oven.  Bake for 33 minutes.


While cake is cooking:


Wash your food processor. You're going to need it again!


Scoop out the flesh of the avocado and place it along with the rest of the ingredients in the food processor.


Process on high until the icing is smooth and thick (about 2-3 minutes).


Cover and refrigerate until the cake is cooled and then spread over the top.


Allow the cake to cool completely in the refrigerator for two hours or more. Otherwise you will have a very crumbly cake! :)


I find that the cake is much better and more enjoyable to eat if it is refrigerated overnight.


ENJOY!