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pick-me-up mini cholate cake
I was feeling a little overwhelmed yesterday. I have a few interesting things on my plate including fundraising for the the rooftop farm at work; creating a curriculum that combines gardening, cooking & nutrition for school kids; and preparing for the Greenpoint Market in 2 weeks. Whew!

I needed to de-stress and baking always helps me relax. I came up with this pick-me-up mini chocolate cake as the perfect relief for my nerves. Its really mostly beets & cocoa powder. There's no flour; well maybe 2 tsp of rice flour. I really like it. I will definitely add it to my list of cakes to sell at the Greenpoint market.

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I'm preparing for my debut at the Greenpoint Food Market later this month. I'm very excited to be selling my goodies there and I've been experimenting with a few ideas that have been floating in my head. This particular cake was suggested by a friend who wanted a cake with chocolate, pineapple, and ginger. Hmmm...  at first I wasn't sure I could accommodate all three, but the wheels in my head started to turn. I went back to the flourless chocolate cake made with black beans and decided to use that as my inspiration. I ended up with a recipe using white beans, candied ginger, dried pineapple, rice flour, eggs, sugar, cocoa powder and coconut flakes. The result surpassed my expectations! Too bad my photo sucks! It really doesn't capture how incredible this cake is. The light dusting of cocoa powder and coconut flakes on the top mixed combined with the pineapple and ginger is divine! The best part is how incredibly fluffy the cake came out. From now on I'm sticking to rice flour in my cakes. I really like the lightness it imparts. You would never,  ever, guess that this cake was made with beans! I'm blown away by some of the things I make. It's so much fun. I wouldn't have it any other way.
This is the cake a minute after I took it out of the oven.
For a taste of heaven in a cake, you can check me out this month at the Greenpoint Food Market (www.greenpointfoodmarket.wordpress.com)