Secret Ingredient Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle Cake
INGREDIENTS
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Secret Ingredient Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle Cake POSTED BY KATHYPATALSKY ON AUGUST 22ND, 2012 AT 12:32 PM
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peanut butter cake with chocolate sauce
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This Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle Cake (with a drizzle of chocolate sauce) was an experiment. A secret ingredient experiment. I knew I loved a fluffy slice of peanut butter cake – cinnamon and vanilla “snickerdoodle flavor” accents – but could
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cinna swirled cake
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Secret Ingredient: Beans! Yup. You’ve probably heard of black bean brownies, well this cake is inspired by white bean blondies.
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I recently made some amazing (husband approved!) s’mores peanut butter cake bars for my blog, Healthy. Happy. Life. – using white beans – so this peanut butter cake was a natural try as well.
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The creamy beans are not even noticed in the cake – they act as a sort of egg replacer. And add some nice protein, fiber and vitamins.
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I drizzled this simple cake with some dairy-free chocolate sauce for a lovely vegan dessert.
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Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle Cake
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vegan, one 9? cake
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wet:
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1 16oz. can of white cannellini beans, drained
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1 small banana (optional)
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1/3 cup peanut butter, salted/creamy
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1 cup almond milk + 2 Tbsp
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3 Tbsp maple or agave syrup
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1 tsp apple cider vinegar
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1/4 cup virgin coconut oil, liquid form/softened
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dry:
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3 cups whole wheat flour (or sub w/ another flour or mixture of flours)
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1 cup organic sugar
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1 Tbsp baking powder
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1 tsp salt
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1 tsp cinnamon
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1 tsp chia seeds (optional – helps to bind a bit)
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