So tomorrow is my man's Birthday! well it will probably be yesterday by the time I post this - I'm writing it in parts as I do it...Real Time...Regardless, today I am baking him a Cake!! You will all soon come to know that I have a huge sweet tooth that never fully went away after changing my diet...that is to say that I cant handle decadent desserts like I used to - one bite using sends my stomach swirling - but I love baking, chocolate especially. Anyway I'm sort of famous for Healthy Desserts whether it's finding new ones or turning old favorites into clean treats.
Today I am making my very favorite Chocolate Cake with Black Beans and my honey's most loved Black Bean Truffles with Chocolate Complete...I didn't mean to go crazy with the black beans, but I guess they just make some of the best desserts so we're going with it. Chris really just wanted the Truffles but you've got to have a cake to blow out candles right?? Normally we wouldn't go all out but he is actually going to be able to see his son on his birthday so I'm going all out to make sure that it's extra special :)
Let's get baking!!!
First up: Black Bean Chocolate Cake! I have made this cake several times and it always comes out incredibly moist. Plus it's pretty full proof, whips up super quick and is loaded with Protein! I mean an entire can of Black Beans and 5 Eggs!! It's always fun to have picky eaters taste this first and then have them guess the secret ingredient lol - they never do!
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| Gathering Ingredients... |
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| Blend it all up... |
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| Pour this Chocolaty Goodness into the pan and it's ready to Bake! |
Simple enough right? This cake is perfect by itself but add berries, icing or chocolate syrup and it is to die for! This time I'm topping it with Coconut Whipped Cream - after we blew out the candles of course!
Whoa....
so I was not successful at all making this Whipped Cream 'Whip'
It was not for lack of trying, even using a hand held mixer. I just couldn't get it to fluff up.
I'll leave this recipe up though; ya'll will have to let me know if you have better luck than I did - and of course if you have an tips for me.
Never the less, and again I reiterate that this cake is already especially delicious on it's own, I still wanted to add something special. So I pulled out my good old Chocolate Ganache recipe and wholly cow did this make one special Birthday Cake!! I mean it was da bomb we're still bringing that back right? bahhahah
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| I used local Honey for my Cake Icing. |
*Bonus - Increase portions to 1/3 cup each, add nuts, coconut, ginger and more to this mixture to make Yummy Bark after refrigerating!!
Next up and the way to my man's heart...Juice Plus+ Complete Black Bean Truffles!! These pack an intense chocolate punch making them uber decadent without being overly sweet. Everyone loves them and in fact there was a while that every event I went to I was asked to make and bring these - I almost got tired of them. Not only do they have very little added sugar but they are again loaded with protein from the Complete and the Black Beans. Protein isn't all that you get from the Complete though. Using it sneaks in fiber & protein from a myriad of plant-based sources, ancient grains, pumpkin, pomegranate, spirulina, yucca...on and on...when all you're doing it indulging on a sweet! It's some serious nutrition so here's how you make them...
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| Most of my ingredients... |
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| Process the beans until smooth, slowly adding the Complete & then the Cocoa... |
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| Melting the Chocolate Chips...I opted for the regular non-vegan, but super dark ones purely because of the grocery store I was at. The non-dairy chips taste just as good! |
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| Truffles before and after being dipped in Chocolate |
Needless to say, the three of us had an absolutely amazing day from Legos, a fresh Mohawk (don't ask lol!) and Pop-its to the beach, opening presents and cooking out back on the grill! I think my man very much enjoyed his day with his son and I! Wouldn't change a thing! Oh and the desserts blew some minds they were so good and just topped off the delicious day!!
If you try any of the recipes then post a pic and let me know how it turned out! I know you're gonna love them! Be sure to follow me for more recipes in the future! Also if you have a favorite dessert and want to challenge me with making it healthy then send me your recipe; I might accept your challenge and post the results!!
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with Love,
Mandy
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