Reviewed: May 10, 2009

Yes, just like everyone else, I too was skeptical. But let me tell you all, delicious!!! Don't change a thing. Follow the recipe and it will turn out great. I have a pet peeve, when people don't follow the recipes and change things around then give less than 5 stars, it makes me mad. Very good cake. I made the 2 loaves. Tastes like a pumpkin type flavor. I will definately make it again and again. Thanks for the submission.

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D'Borah

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Home Town: Newfane, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2009

Awesome! Banana/Zucchini/Pumpkin bread-ish. Kinda on the sweet side, but great texture, color, and flavor. I wish I had the cans because that would just add to the class of the whole thing.

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The Carver Clan

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

Very interesting. I was looking for stuff to do to use up my baked beans and came across this and knew even if it turned out horrible I had to try it. It's actually really good. I used Heinz baked beans in tomato sauce. I ran out of white sugar, so it ended up being about 1.33 of white, and another third of brown. It made 4 mini loafs and 6 muffins. I was a little weary tasting it knowing what had gone in, but it's quite good. The rains are a good addition as well. It doesn't look like the main picture, but more like the ones other people have uploaded of a very light bread.

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akajb

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Home Town: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2009

I disagree w/the reviewer that said the point of this bread isour health. the point is for it to taste good and give pleasure. If you make it as written it will do just that and when you reveal to people what is actually in it you get to giggle at their surprised looks.

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EMERALDCITYJEWEL

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Home Town: Auburn, Washington, USA

Living In: Kenmore, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009

Made this with some substitutions. Used whole wheat flour, beans in tomato sauce (it's all we had and eat) splenda and mostly applesauce with maybe 3 tb of oil. Also added more cinnamon than called for, and some nutmeg. Cake was very good and will make again, with some more revisions. I will add quite a bit more seasoning next time - cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie etc. This made 2 - we added nuts to one. It was our favourite so will add more nuts next time.

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jae

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Reviewed: Jan. 7, 2009

Unbelieveable! You would never guess the beans are in there. Hubby thought it was pumpkin bread. I used applesauce instead of oil

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Amy

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2008

I am making this right now and it looks like it is going to be wonderful!! It's my friend's birthday and she is a health nut so I didn't want to make a regular cake for her. I am using a round pan instead of loafs to make it look more like a birthday cake and I'm going to ice it with a powdered sugar frosting. (not really healthy but come on...you can only be so healthy on your birthday!) We work together and I am bringing it in to share with everyone so I will update this to reflect their reactions! (I only gave it 4 stars so far because I haven't tasted it yet. This may change...we'll see) I subbed most of the oil for applesauce and used baked beans without pork (shes a vegetarian) I also used half white sugar and half brown sugar.

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Tina W

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2008

Loved this recipe!!! I halved the white sugar and also used one cup brown sugar instead. I added golden raisins and walnuts and some allspice. Next time I will try it with splenda. Yummy!

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2008

Excellent! Love the looks from co-workers when you eventually tell them what kind it is. I, too, smooshed the beans so it wasn;t obvious. In loaf pans it took mine 65 minutes to cook. I also dusted the cooled cakes with powder sugar before serving.

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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2008

Great way to get rid of baked beans. I had a 28oz can of vegetarian baked beans so I used that and didn't add any oil. I tasted it before baking and decided to add some pumpkin pie spice to go make it more like pumpkin bread (because it definitely has the coloring for it). I also put it in one loaf pan and it worked out fine. Overall, pretty good, moist, but not a recipe that hits it out of the park.

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VIVIAN-SCOTT

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2008

easy to make, very moist. I did cut 1/2 cup of sugar out (1 1/2 C. total) and 3/4 C. applesauce and 1/4 C oil. Took a loaf to work everyone thought it was good and were surprised that it contained pork n beans. No one could get over how moist it was. It's a keeper.

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katielinn

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Home Town: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 27, 2008

I was skeptical about this recipe, but it was a HIT at the office. I made it again, substituting the raisens for bacon bits and peanuts and I cut the sugar in half - amazing. I also used applesauce instead of oil to make it healthier.

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kristina

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Living In: Marion, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: May 9, 2008

i halved the recipe and substituted the eggs because my cousin was allergic to eggs...and ended up with it not really binding well and crumbling all over the place! the taste was nice but i thought it was way too sweet because the beans are quite sweet in the first place. next time i'll probably cut down on the sugar.

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swiish

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2008

5 STARS, BUT ONLY WITH THESE ALTERATIONS: The point of bean cake is our health, so I made the following changes. Reduce sugar from 2 cups to 1 1/2 cups. Substute most of the oil for applesauce, (I used 1/4 cup oil and 3/4 cup applesauce). To eliminate even more sugar (and the fat from the pork), I used a 16 oz. jar of home-canned black beans in place of the baked beans with pork. To hide the beans, I substituted 3 Tbsp. cocoa powder for the 1 teaspoon cinnamon. I also have a wheat grinder, so I ground fresh whole wheat flour and substituted it for the white flour. I left out the raisins. With these changes, you can transform this recipe into a DELICIOUS, HEALTHY CHOCOLATE BLACK BEAN CAKE. Yum!

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PattyJoy

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2008

Great recipe. I too was very lary of the way this cake may taste. but what a surprise its wonderful. I made it for after dinner tonight and my husband and daughter had no clue as to how it was made they just knew it was wonderful tasting and wanted more. i told my daughter how i made it and she was very surprised and said you are kidding me.made with baked beans. I did change a couple of things, i used 2 cups less 3 tablespoons of white sugar and i used 1 cup of extra virgin olive oil instead of veggi oil and i used 1 cup white flour along with 1 cup whole wheat flour, i threw in 3 tablespoons of ground golden flaxseed, and i used 2 teaspoons of cinnamon instead of 1.i will cut back more on the sugar next time but this is for sure a keeper and a great recipe to share with friends and family and let them guess whats in it

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PTMUGUCA

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Home Town: Watertown, New York, USA

Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2008

Mom said it was easy to make and it tasted WONDERFUL. She asked Jeanie to taste it and she did, and Mom said can you guess what is in the bread? Jeanie said ummm Raisins, walnuts, she couldn't guess the Pork n Beans and she just loved it. Mom said she is taking one to work for her friends to try. She said she will make it again....as she does love Pork n Beans on toast....

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Traycee

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Home Town: Emporia, Kansas, USA

Living In: Haskell, Arkansas, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2007

Pretty darn good! I used maple beans, and pureed them to make them creamy. Using maple beans makes it really sweet, so I suggest reducing the sugar by 1/4 to 1/2 cup or so, and adding 1/2 tsp salt. Then maybe some cream cheese icing...mmmm... I need more recipes that use beans as an ingredient (other than chili!)

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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2007

Very tasty and moist! I replaced all of the oil with applesauce and made muffins (baked about 30 min) and they turned out great!

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L. R.

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Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2007

I love making this and then making people guess what kind of bread it is. You'll be surprised at the answers!! Everyone is shocked when I tell them pork and beans!!

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MrsKilmer

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Home Town: Tiffin, Ohio, USA

Living In: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: May 30, 2007

This cake is moist and tastes great! I do suggest mashing the beans, otherwise you end up seeing whole beans in the cake. Also, I replaced most of the oil for applesauce (maybe 4/5 applesauce to 1/5 oil), and I used only 2/3 of the amount of sugar that it called for. The cake still comes out very sweet. Great idea to use beans to sneak in some extra fiber!

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MJ

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Home Town: Pocatello, Idaho, USA

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