Apple Bean Cake

== Ingredients ==
* 1 cup cooked pink beans
* ½ cup shortening
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 egg
* ½ cup apple butter
* 1½ cup all-purpose flour
* 2 tsp baking powder
* ½ tsp salt
* 1 tsp ground cinnamon
* ½ tsp ground cloves
* ½ tsp ground allspice
* 1 cup apple
* 4 cup confectioners' sugar
* 4 tbsp butter or margarine
* 5 tbsp coffee
== Directions ==
# Grease 3 x 8-inch round cake pans.
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# In a medium bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
# Add egg; continue beating until light.
# Stir in bean puree and apple butter.
# Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice into a medium bowl.
# Stir flour mixture into bean mixture until blended.
# Mix in diced apple.
# Pour into greased pans.
# Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
# Cool in pans 10 minutes.
# Remove cakes from pans.
# Cool on racks.
# Prepare coffee icing in a small bowl by combining powdered sugar, butter and a dash of salt.
# Beat with electric mixer on low speed until blended.
# Add 3 to 4 tablespoons coffee.
# Beat until smooth.
# Beat in remaining coffee, 1 teaspoon at a time as needed for spreading consistency.
# Layer cakes with icing.
Category:Cake Recipes