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Pinto Bean Cake
 
1 c sugar
1/4 c butter
1 egg, beaten
2 c cooked pinto beans, mashed
1 t vanilla
1 c flour
1 t baking soda
1 c golden raisins
 
1/2 t salt
1 t cinnamon
1/4 t powdered cloves
1/2 t powdered allspice
1/2 c chopped pecans
2 c diced raw apples (winesap if possible)
 
Heat oven to 375 degrees.  Grease a tube pan.  Cream sugar and
butter together.  Add beaten egg and mix well.  Stir in mashed
cooked beans and vanilla.  Sift all dry ingredients together.  Add
fruits and nuts to flour mixture, and stir to coat.  Now add all
to creamed mixture.  Pour mixture into well- greased tube pan (or
you can use a greased bundt pan).   Bake at 375 degrees for 45
minutes.  You can make a thin confectioner's sugar icing to dribble
over top.  Decorate with candied cherries and pecan halves, if
desired.
 
 
BEAN CAKE ICING
 
1 lb confectioner's sugar
1/2 c bean soup
1 T vanilla
 
1 T milk
 
Mix all ingredients until smooth.  Spread over cooled cake.
 

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