PINTO FIESTA CAKE
I started a Relief Society interest group (Cooking) and we shared recipes and cooking techniques. One time we focused on beans. Here is one of the recipes that we sampled.
2 Cups cooked pinto beans, mashed
2 Cups diced raw apples
1 Cup sugar
¼ Cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1 Cup flour
1 teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon cloves
½ teaspoon allspice
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 Cup raisins
½ Cup chopped nuts
Cream sugar and butter, add beaten egg. Add mashed beans. Sift all dry ingredients together and add sugar mixture. Add apples, raisins, chopped nuts and vanilla. Pour into well-greased 10-inch tube pan and bake in 375 degree oven for 45 minutes. Glaze and decorate with maraschino cherry halves and walnut halves.