Vanilla Birthday Cake with Vanilla Frosting

It was my roommate’s birthday last Wednesday, so I obviously had to make her a protein cake. This cake was a little random. No plan. Just throwing ingredients in the food processor and hoping for the best. It worked!

Note: I cooked this in a loaf pan. If you are cooking in a cake pan, I would double or triple the recipe.

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Vanilla Birthday Cake with Vanilla Frosting

Servings

Ingredients

Cake

• 1/3 cup millet flour or whole wheat pastry flour should work
• 1/3 cup vanilla whey protein powder
• 1/3 cup oatmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 packet stevia
• 1/2 cup black beans rinsed and drains (can use chickpeas or cannelini)
• 1/3 cup non-fat Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk
• 1 egg

Frosting

• 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoon vanilla whey protein powder

Servings Ingredients Cake 1/3 cup millet flour or whole wheat pastry flour should work 1/3 cup vanilla whey protein powder 1/3 cup oatmeal 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 packet stevia 1/2 cup black beans rinsed and drains (can use chickpeas or cannelini) 1/3 cup non-fat Greek yogurt 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 egg Frosting 1/3 cup Greek yogurt 3 tablespoon vanilla whey protein powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. Throw all ingredients into a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
3. Add to a loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake about 25-30 minutes or until knife comes out clean. Transfer to a large plate or cooling rack and cool completely.
4. To make the frosting, mix together the Greek yogurt and protein powder. Spread evenly over the top of the cake. I cut my cake into four pieces and layered them, but that doubles the serving size. Do what you like!

Recipe Notes

For 1 slice (of 4): 164 Cal, 19 g C, 13 g P, 4 g F, 3 g Sugar