BLACK BEAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

I prepared this dessert cake with trepidation , I had no idea what to expect . Preheat your oven to 180 deg C. Grease and line a log pan . Place 2 tbs of instant coffee in 1/2 cup of hot tap water , stir to dissolve and set aside. Drain 1 x 400gm can of black beans and place in your food processor along with 300 gm of date paste or 300gm of pitted Medjool dates (chopped )and 3/4 cup of liquid coconut oil . Blitz on high until a paste is formed . Add 2 beaten eggs , 1/2 cup of Dutch cocoa powder , 1 dsp of baking powder , 1 dsp of bicarbonate soda ,1/2 cup of maple syrup , 1 tsp of salt and finally 2 tbs of the pre made coffee (discard the rest ). Blitz until everyting is well incorporated . Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth over the top with the back of a spoon . Bake for 45 minutes at which time insert a skewer into the cake and it is cooked if the skewer comes out clean . When the cake is cooked , remove from the oven and let sit in the pan for 10 minutes and then carefully remove the cake using the baking paper lining as a guide from the pan to a cooling rack , cover with a tea towel till the cake cools completely. Slice and store cake in an air tight container in the refrigerator or the cake can be kept in the freezer . This is amazing !!