Black Bean Brownies/Cake

By ginasheppard

Ingredients

• For extra chocolatey goodness:
• 1 15oz. can of UNSEASONED black beans - drained and rinsed
• OR 1 1/4 cup cooked beans of any color
• 4 eggs (extra large)
• 1 cup Splenda
• 3 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tbsp. oil or butter
• 1 Tbs Vanilla (FULL Tablespoon)
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 cup ricotta cheese or cream cheese
• 2 ounces of unsweetened chocolate, melted with
• 2 Tbs. oil/butter in the micro..
• Add a couple of Tbs. of splenda..

Preparation

Step 1

Phase: 1
Preheat Oven: 350
Cooking Time: 30-40


Then mix this in the batter right before you spread it in the pan.

chopped nuts - optional (I used chopped walnuts)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients in a food processor or blender- blend very, very well. At this point, I decided it needed more chocolate flavor so I did the addition above, then mixed it in.

Pour into an 8x8 baking pan sprayed with cooking spray or oiled with canola or olive oil. Bake for 30-40 minutes. (til toothpick pulls out clean).

Mine took 30 minutes..
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Peanut Butter Frosting

Recipe By :Ginny
Serving Size : 9
Categories : desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup Sugar Free Peanut Butter
1/4 cup coconut oil
1/2 cup Splenda -- (or "powdered sugar" mix)

Mix all ingredients, mix with electric mixer until well blended and smooth. Enough to fit brownies or cake in 8" by 8" pan.

Frost brownies or cake. It will be rather soft at first (good for bundt cake). Put in freezer for 10 min. to harden if you prefer.

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Per Serving: 147 Calories; 13g Fat (79.7% calories from fat); 4g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 53mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Fat.