Prepare the beans

• Wash the tops of the cans, then drain and rinse the black beans in a colander.

Mix the batter

• Add the sugar, maple syrup, melted butter, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda and cocoa powder to the beans.
• Blend everything until smooth.

Prepare the pans

• Grease the two cake pans and line them with parchment.

Fill the pans

• Pour the batter into the two pans as evenly as possible.

Bake

• Bake at 175 °C for about 35 minutes, then pull the parchment back.

Frost the cake

• Spread a little frosting on the serving plate to stabilize the cake.
• Place the first layer, add frosting, then set the second layer on top and frost the cake.