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Chickpea Apple Cake

A classic coffee cake made with chickpeas for added protein, fibre and iron. And, no one will every know!
Course Baking & Dessert, Breakfast & Brunch, Snack
Key Ingredient Chickpeas
Dietary Need Vegetarian
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 18 servings
Calories 242

Ingredients

Apples

  • 4-5 apples, peeled, cored & chopped into small chunks (about 5 cups/1.25 L prepared)
  • 3 Tbsp (45 mL) sugar
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) cinnamon

Cake

  • 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) cooked or canned chickpeas, drained & rinsed
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) butter
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) canola oil
  • 1 1/4 cups (300 mL) brown sugar
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) vanilla
  • 2 cups (500 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) baking powder
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) milk
  • icing sugar, for dusting

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and flour a 9 x 13-inch (22 x 33 cm) pan, set aside.
  • Place chopped apples in a medium bowl. Combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl, then sprinkle over apples and toss to coat. Set aside.
  • Process the chickpeas and eggs in a food processor or blender until smooth. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil and brown sugar until well combined. Add the chickpea mixture and vanilla and beat again.
  • In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add half the flour mixture to the butter/chickpea mixture, and beat until just combined. Add the milk, and beat again, then the rest of the flour mixture, and beat until just combined.
  • Spread batter out in prepared pan. Pour the apples evenly over the top, then press the apples into the batter with the back of a large spoon until the batter just starts to press up through the apples.
  • Bake in the middle of the oven for 50 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting into squares. Dust slices with icing sugar before serving if desired.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 0.0555555555556of recipe | Calories: 242 | Total Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Carbohydrate: 35g | Fibre: 2g | Sugars: 21g | Protein: 4g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 126mg | Iron: 1mg