03.04.08
Beanie Cakes with Cream Cheese Icing? Yummy!
Are you trying to increase your child’s protein or fiber intake and your child likes cupcakes? You must try these!
Instead of buying the quick cupcake snacks filled with hydrogenated oils and no fiber or protein, give your child a yummy treat that he will ask for more of! My bean-snubbing girls and students ALL love these and have NO idea what’s in them! Although I don’t consider these health food, these cakes are perfect for when your child would like a sweet treat but you don’t want it to be empty calories.The oatmeal and beans increase the fiber, protein, and even iron content of these cakes, making it hard to refuse your child a “treat”. You’ll only be limiting him due to the after-effects of the beans!
Beanie Cakes:
- one box of any brand cake mix (I have used Duncan Hines, Betty Crocker or the comparable store brand all with great results.)
- eggs, oil and/or water as noted on cake mix box
- 1 cup dry oatmeal
- 1 or 2 (16 oz. each) cans unseasoned beans (can be same type or varied), rinsed
Using a small food processor, combine rinsed beans and just enough of the water to puree beans. Grind oatmeal into a flour (a clean coffee grinder is great for this). Mix cake mix, oatmeal flour, and beans, along with eggs, oil and remaining water as noted on cake mix box. Pour into cake pans or cupcake tins and bake as directed on box.
Once cool, you can serve as is or ice with your favorite icing, like the cream cheese icing, below.
Makes 2 13×9-inch cakes that are thin like brownies.
Cream Cheese Icing:
- 2 packages (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered (confectioner’s) sugar
On low speed, blend 1/2 cup sugar at a time into softened cream cheese until preferred consistency is reached.
