Recipe - Chocolate Chickpea Cake

2 cup Cooked or canned chickpeas;
drained
1/3 cup Orange juice
4 lg Eggs; room temperature
1 cup Packed brown sugar
One fourth cup Cocoa
One half teaspoon Baking powder
One fourth teaspoon Baking soda
Cooking spray or oil

ORANGE APRICOT SAUCE
1 Orange; grated , Zest of
Three fourths cup Orange juice
2 tablespoon Honey
1 pn Cardamom
19 Dried apricot halves;
chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray or oil an 8inch round cake pan
and line bottom with a circle of waxed paper. In a food processor, process
chickpeas and orange juice until very smooth. Add eggs, one at a time,
pulsing after each addition. In a medium bowl, whisk together sugar, cocoa,
baking powder and baking soda. Add to processor and pulse until just
blended. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50 minutes, or until a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove cake from oven and
let cool on a rack for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Serve warm or
at room temperature. Makes 8 servings Per serving: 232 CAL (16% from fat)
4 g FAT 7g PROT
41 g CARB 103mg SOD 137mg CHOL
4 g FIBER

This topping adds a pretty and delicious topping to this cake.

ORANGE APRICOT SAUCE: In a small saucepan, combine zest, juice, and honey.
Bring to a boil, add apricots, and remove from heat. Let stand until
apricots are plumped and mixture has cooled, about 20 minutes. Transfer
mixture to a blender and blend until smooth. Serve warm or chilled. Makes
about one cup.

By the way I just so happen to be making this cake and topping Friday when
I have a bunch of friends over for fellowship.

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 170 by "Bonnie"
solomon1@kcsnet.com on Oct 27, 1997