Idaho`s Spicy Bean Cake

1/4 c Butter or margarine

2 Eggs

2 c Cooked, mashed pinto beans

1 c Flour

1/4 ts Salt

1 t Baking soda

1 c Sugar

1 t Cinnamon

1/4 ts Nutmeg

1/2 ts Cloves

2 c Diced apples

3/4 c Raisins

1/4 c Chopped nuts

1 1/2 ts Vanilla

-----OPTIONAL----- 4 tb Cocoa

-- if Chocolate cake -- is desired

Cream butter or margarine. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Blend in beans. Sift together dry ingredients.Add to creamed mixture, blending well. Fold in apples, raisins, nuts & vanilla.Pour into buttered 9x13" pan. Bake in 375 F oven 45 to 50 minutes or until cake tests done. Can frost with maple frosting. Nutritional Analysis per serving: 189 Calories; 3.8 g protein; 4.9 g fat (23% calories from fat); 20.5 g carbohydrate; 29 mg cholesterol; 3 g fiber; 64 mg sodium.Exchange: 1 starch; 1.5 fat. Copyright IDAHO BEAN COMMISSION P.O.Box 9433...Boise, Idaho 83707 <Electronic format by Karen Mintzias>