Well, I heard folks talkin’ ’bout this garbanzo bean, whatchamacallit, chickpea thing. Sayin’ it can make a cake. A cake! Can you believe it? My granddaughter, she can’t eat that gluten stuff, makes her tummy all rumbly. So, I thought, maybe this bean thing is worth a try. They say it makes a better GF cake. Is that a “girlfriend cake”? I don’t know.
Now, I ain’t no fancy baker. I just throw things in a bowl and hope for the best. But this garbanzo bean cake, it got me thinkin’. Could it really be better than them other gluten-free cakes? Them other ones, they sometimes taste like, well, like cardboard. Not this one, though! This one’s got somethin’ special. It’s moist, you see. Not dry like the desert.
I saw some fancy words online. “Culinary adventure,” they called it. Adventure? It’s just beans! But alright, I’ll play along. It’s an adventure to see if these beans can make a cake that don’t taste like sawdust. A good GF cake is hard to find, like a needle in a haystack. And my granddaughter, bless her heart, she deserves a good cake.
I saw a recipe, it said “garbanzo bean chocolate cake.” Chocolate, now that’s somethin’ I understand. Chocolate makes everything better. Even beans, maybe. They say this cake is “nutritious.” Means it’s good for ya. Better than them cakes with just sugar and air. This one’s got beans, so it must be healthy, right?
- First, you gotta get them beans.
- Then, you gotta mash ’em up real good.
- Throw in some eggs.
- Then some sugar.
- And somethin’ called bakin’ powder. Makes it fluffy, I reckon.
Some folks use a machine to mash the beans. A “food processor,” they call it. I just used my old potato masher. Worked just fine. You just gotta mash ’em till they’re smooth, like butter. No lumps allowed! Lumps in your cake are no good. It’s like findin’ rocks in your mashed taters.
Then you pour it in a pan and bake it. 350 degrees, the recipe said. Don’t ask me what that means. I just turned the oven knob till it felt right. It is all about that garbanzo bean cake recipe. Gotta follow it, kinda. Except when I don’t.
And you know what? That cake, it turned out pretty good. It was brown, like chocolate. And it was soft, not hard like a brick. My granddaughter, she ate two pieces! She said it was the best GF cake she ever had. Made this old heart happy, it did. Maybe these garbanzo beans ain’t so bad after all.
They say you gotta be careful with chocolate chips. Some got that gluten in ’em. Sneaky gluten, hidin’ everywhere. Gotta read them labels, like you’re lookin’ for a lost sheep. Especially if you’re feedin’ someone who gets real sick from gluten. My granddaughter, she just gets a tummy ache. But some folks, it’s worse. Like I said before, this garbanzo bean cake recipe is great for those who can’t have gluten.
I heard someone say mayonnaise makes cake moist. Mayonnaise! In a cake! Sounds crazy, right? But they say mayonnaise is just eggs and oil. And you put eggs and oil in a cake anyway. So maybe it ain’t so crazy. But I didn’t put no mayonnaise in my garbanzo bean cake. Didn’t need it. Them beans made it moist enough.
This chickpea flour, they call it garbanzo bean flour too. It is all the same. It’s good for you, they say. “Nutritious.” It’s got a nutty taste. Not too strong, though. Just a little somethin’ somethin’. And it makes the cake hold together. Like glue, but tasty glue. Not like that paste we used to make in school. That stuff was nasty.
They say this flour is dense. Means it’s heavy, I guess. But it makes the cake tender. Like a baby’s bottom. Don’t know why they say that. Babies’ bottoms ain’t that tender. They get all red and rashy. But anyway, this flour, it’s good for cakes and muffins and quick breads. Whatever them are. Sounds fast, maybe you can make that GF cake in a jiffy.
So, these garbanzo beans, they make a pretty good cake. Better than them other GF cakes, that’s for sure. My granddaughter, she’s happy. And that’s all that matters. Maybe I’ll try makin’ somethin’ else with these beans. Bean cookies? Bean pie? The possibilities are endless, as they say. Or maybe not. But it’s worth a try, right? As long as I have that garbanzo bean cake recipe, I am all set!
