Recipe: Conejo Valley Schools Country Chocolate Cake (with a secret ingredient)

CONEJO VALLEY SCHOOLS COUNTRY CHOCOLATE CAKE
Conejo Valley, CA Unified School District.

The cake with the "Secret Ingredient", green beans.

3 eggs
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/4 cups oil
1 1/4 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 cups canned julienne cut green beans, drained
3 3/4 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
Powdered sugar

Beat eggs until lemon colored. Add granulated sugar, oil and vanilla and beat thoroughly. Stir in green beans.

In separate bowl, combine flour, salt, soda, baking powder, cinnamon and cocoa powder. Fold into egg mixture and mix well. Pour batter into greased 13x9-inch baking pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 to 40 minutes until wood pick comes out clean. Allow to cool slightly, then sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Makes 1 (13x9-inch) cake, about 24 servings
Source: Los Angeles Times newspaper, September 6, 1990