Garbanzo Cake Recipes

GARBANZO BEAN CHOCOLATE CAKE (GLUTEN FREE!)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Place the chocolate chips into a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave for about 2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds after the first minute, until chocolate is melted and smooth. If you have a powerful microwave, reduce the power to 50 percent.
• Combine the beans and eggs in the bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Add the sugar and the baking powder, and pulse to blend. Pour in the melted chocolate and blend until smooth, scraping down the corners to make sure chocolate is completely mixed. Transfer the batter to the prepared cake pan.
• Bake for 40 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Dust with confectioners' sugar just before serving.

SIMPLE GARBANZOS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the garbanzo beans, onion, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir in the olive oil, and adjust seasonings to taste. Mix in the peas. Cover, and marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour.

GARBANZO CAKE

Steps:

• Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Drain the chickpeas thoroughly in a colander, and rub them between the palms of your hands to loosen and remove the skins.
• After separating and discarding the skins, place the chickpeas in a food processor and process until smooth.
• Spoon the puree into a bowl and stir in the eggs, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, orange zest, and orange juice.
• Grease and flour a 1 pound loaf pan.
• Pour the cake mixture into the loaf pan. Level the surface and bake 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove cake from oven, and let stand in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, place on wire rack, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar topping to taste. Reserve remaining cinnamon sugar (if any) for another use.

CHICKPEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil, followed by the onion. Saute for 5 minutes, until soft, then add the garlic, jalapeño, coriander, cumin, mint, turmeric, and cayenne, and sauté for 2 more minutes. Remove from the heat, and stir in the chickpeas. Let cool.
• Put the mixture in a food processor and pulse until the chickpeas are broken down, but the mixture still has texture. Fold in the salt, egg, and 1/2 cup of the bread crumbs. Refrigerate the mixture for 20 minutes so it can firm up and cool completely, making it easier to form into patties.
• Pour the remaining 1/2 cup of bread crumbs onto a plate. Form 3 tablespoons of the mixture into a ball. Flatten the ball against your palm, shaping it into a cake. Dredge the cake in the bread crumbs. Heat a skillet with 1/4 inch of olive oil. When the oil is hot, drop in several cakes and fry until golden brown, about 1 minute per side. Drain on a wire cooling rack. If you prefer to bake the cakes, preheat the oven to 425°F. Place the cakes on an oiled, parchment-lined baking sheet and brush each one with a little olive oil. Bake for 10 minutes, then rotate the pan and bake for 5 minutes, or until the cakes are brown on top and crisp. Serve hot.

GLUTEN-FREE LEMON CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
• Blend garbanzo beans, sugar, egg yolks, lemon zest, 1/2 lemon juice, lemon juice concentrate, orange extract, and vanilla extract together in a food processor until smooth. Stir baking powder into bean mixture.
• Whip egg whites together in a bowl using an electric mixer or a whisk until stiff. Fold bean mixture into egg whites. Gently pour batter into the prepared cake pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Let cool 20 minutes, then carefully run a knife along the bottom of the pan to release cake and turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• While cake finishes cooling, heat sugar, margarine, lemon juice concentrate, and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat until fully combined, about 2 minutes. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.

CHOCOLATE GARBANZO BEAN CAKE

Steps:

• Puree in food processor till smooth the beans and eggs.
• Add the baking powder and sugar, pulse till smooth.
• In a microwave safe bowl, melt the chocolate chips, stirring often till smooth.
• Add to food processor, pulse till smooth.
• Pour into a greased and floured 9 inch cake pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.
• Dust with sugar if you like.
• *I could not find a 19oz can of beans, so I used about 2 cups.
• *I also added a splash of vanilla flavoring.
• *I also 'floured" my pan with dark cocoa.

GARBANZO CAKE (TORTA DE GARBANZOS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F .Grease a small loaf pan.
• Place the chickpeas in a large bowl and rub them briskly between the palms of your hands to remove the skins.Run water into the bowl to rinse chickpeas thoroughly and remove the skins which will float to the top.Drain the chickpeas well.
• Blend the chickpeas to a puree in a food processor or blender.
• Beat the eggs thoroughly and add to the chickpeas.Add 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon,and baking powder.
• Zest the orange,finely avoiding the white pith;add this as well as the juice to the mixture and mix well.
• Pour into the pan,smooth the surface,and bake for about 1 1/2 hours or until a skewer comes out clean.Let cool for about 10 minutes.
• While the cake is baking mix the remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/4 cup sugar.When the cake is cool,sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar.
• Cut into small brownie-sized squares or slices about 1''.Serve in small portions cold or at room temperature for best flavor.