Apple Bean Cake

Ingredients

 * 1 cup cooked pink beans
 * ½ cup shortening
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 1 egg
 * ½ cup apple butter
 * 1½ cup all-purpose flour
 * 2 tsp baking powder
 * ½ tsp salt
 * 1 tsp ground cinnamon
 * ½ tsp ground cloves
 * ½ tsp ground allspice
 * 1 cup apple
 * 4 cup confectioners' sugar
 * 4 tbsp butter or margarine
 * 5 tbsp coffee

Directions

 * 1) Grease 3 x 8-inch round cake pans.
 * 2) Preheat oven to 350°F.
 * 3) In a medium bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
 * 4) Add egg; continue beating until light.
 * 5) Stir in bean puree and apple butter.
 * 6) Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and allspice into a medium bowl.
 * 7) Stir flour mixture into bean mixture until blended.
 * 8) Mix in diced apple.
 * 9) Pour into greased pans.
 * 10) Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
 * 11) Cool in pans 10 minutes.
 * 12) Remove cakes from pans.
 * 13) Cool on racks.
 * 14) Prepare coffee icing in a small bowl by combining powdered sugar, butter and a dash of salt.
 * 15) Beat with electric mixer on low speed until blended.
 * 16) Add 3 to 4 tablespoons coffee.
 * 17) Beat until smooth.
 * 18) Beat in remaining coffee, 1 teaspoon at a time as needed for spreading consistency.
 * 19) Layer cakes with icing.