To Make Me Cake

This is a little story About friendship ultimate This friend knew my love of cake But understood my need for health She saw that I was trying To be oh so very good And she went above And beyond To do the best She could To make me cake My diet plan was stringent No dairy or gluten at all No sugar, except maple or honey No sweetener, not even small She scoured all over the internet No corner left unsearched And she found a promising recipe But it ended up tasting like earth Did she give up trying No, she wouldn't give in She found another recipe Which also went in the bin But on her third attempt By which point any one else would have stopped She found a complete success And look at what I got Brownies oh so yummy Soft and gooey too I never guessed what they're made of And I bet you won't do too Black beans, yes black beans And maple syrup to be sweet Cocoa powder for chocolate And oats go in the mix A few other small ingredients But what really goes beyond Is the chocolate chips from America Of my friend I'm very fond This is a little story About friendship so complete She made me these yummy brownies Because she's so fabulously sweet.