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Cannellini Cake With Apricots

Name: Cannellini Cake With Apricots
Prep time: 30

(19 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)

30 min prep

16 servings

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6 ingredients

When you take a bite of this cake, you might find it hard to believe that it started out as a can of beans! This nutritious, flourless confection is a great way to satisfy...

Yield: 1 9-inch Cake

1 cup walnuts
1 cup canned cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
3 large eggs, separated
⅓ cup sugar, divided
2 tablespoons honey
⅓ cup dried apricots, chopped

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Nutrition Facts

Calories

64 cals

Fat

1 g

Saturated Fat

0 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

0 g

Monounsaturated Fat

0 g

Carbohydrates

12 g

Sugar

8 g

Fiber

1 g

Protein

3 g

Sodium

15 mg

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 9-inch spring-form pan.
Put walnuts into a food processor and process until finely ground. Set aside. (see Chef Tips)
In the same food processor, blend the beans until smooth. Set aside.
In a medium bowl with an electric mixer, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add half of the sugar, and continue to beat until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
In a separate bowl beat the egg yolks and the remaining sugar until pale yellow and fluffy. Gradually add in the puréed beans and honey. Then mix in the ground walnuts until well blended. With a spatula, gently fold in the dried apricot and egg whites in 3 batches. The batter should be a little streaky.
Gently pour into the prepared spring-form pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until the cake has shrunk from the edges and is well browned. The cake will be puffy when it comes out of the oven but will deflate as it cools. For more cake or dessert ideas see our Holiday Cookies and Cakes Slideshow.

Chef Tips

To stop the walnuts turning into a paste, process with 1 tablespoon of the sugar sprinkled over them.

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