Ingredients

  • 1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin
  • 1 cup Splenda (or sugar)
  • 2 tablespoons maple sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 6 ounces whipped cream cheese
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained
  • 1/4 cup walnut halves

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a blender or food processor, combine chickpeas and eggs until smooth. Add pumpkin, Splenda, syrup, baking powder and spice; process again until smooth.
  • Spray a round cake pan with oil. Fill with batter. Bake until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 60 minutes. Cool. (Be sure the cake is completely cool before removing it from the pan, because it is very soft.)
  • Combine cream cheese and powdered sugar. Spread over top and sides of cake. Decorate with mandarin oranges and walnuts.