Delicious and decadent gluten and grain-free chocolate cake made with cooked quinoa. A moist gluten-chocolate cake that is easy to make.

A simple gluten-free cake recipe to make and thoroughly delicious. Get ready to make the best gluten-free, grain-free and flourless chocolate cake. If you ever wonder if chocolate and quinoa work together, the answer is a big YES! Yes to richness and moistness in a chocolate cake.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THE CAKE:

• Uncooked Quinoa
• Milk
• Eggs
• Vanilla
• Butter
• White Sugar
• Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
• Gluten-Free Baking Powder

Check out the other quinoa recipes on the blog: quinoa granola bars, gluten-free rice, lentil and quinoa salad, gluten-free quinoa and dried fruit salad, gluten-free chocolate quinoa cherry biscotti, quinoa dark chocolate muffins and quinoa salad. I always keep a bag of quinoa in my pantry. Ready to add it to baked goods or in a favourite salad.

WHAT ARE THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF QUINOA:

• A plant based source of protein
• High in fiber content
• A source of antioxidants
• Good source of iron and folate
• May help lower risk of chronic disease and lower blood sugar

This gluten and grain-free chocolate quinoa cake is super moist with a wonderful texture and is so decadent in look and taste. No one will deliver this chocolate cake is flourless and made with cooked quinoa. A flourless chocolate cake that is soft and moist and just so chocolatey.

HOW TO MAKE THE CAKE:

1. Cook the quinoa according to manufacture directions. Fluff with fork and allow to cool completely.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Line the bottom and sides of a 8 inch springform pan with parchment paper.
4. In a medium bowl add the eggs and sugar and beat well.
5. Add the cocoa, baking powder, vanilla and milk and beat well.
6. Add the quinoa and beat on low speed.
7. Add the melted butter and beat on medium until batter is smooth.
8. Pour batter into lined spring form pan.
9. Bake for 55 minutes.
10. Remove and cool completely before removing from pan.
11. Top with chocolate ganache and serve.

It is the most delicious and decadent gluten-free chocolate quinoa cake you will every have I say. Ready to make this gluten and grain-free chocolate quinoa cake yet? Grab your 8 inch springform pan, parchment paper cut to fit sides and bottom of pan, a hand mixer, ingredients, cooked and cooled quinoa and your are ready to make the gluten-free chocolate quinoa cake. Flourless and divine!

Every bite of this gluten and grain-free chocolate quinoa cake is rich and fudge. No one will guess it is made with cooked quinoa. A really easy recipe to follow and delivers a beautiful rich and decadent flourless chocolate cake. Top with a dark chocolate ganache and a dollop of whipped cream. Your guests will be wow’d at this chocolate cake.

If you are going to eat cake, make it a truly scrumptious cake like my gluten and grain-free chocolate quinoa cake. It does not disappoint!

HERE ARE MORE QUINOA RECIPES TO TRY:

• Quinoa Salad
• Chocolate Quinoa Muffins
• Quinoa Granola Bars
• Gluten-Free Chocolate Cherry Quinoa Biscotti
• Gluten-Free Rice, Lentil and Quinoa Salad
• Quinoa and Dried Fruit Salad

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Gluten and Grain-Free Chocolate Quinoa Cake

Delicious and decadent gluten and grain-free chocolate quinoa cake made with cooked quinoa. A moist flourless chocolate cake that is easy to make.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 55 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Equipment

• 1 measuring cups and spoons
• 1 small saucepan
• 1 8 inch springform pan
• 1 parchment paper
• 1 hand mixer
• 1 mixing bowl

Ingredients

  

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• 2/3 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 2/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 Tbsp gluten-free baking powder

Instructions

 

• Cook quinoa according to manufacture directions. Once cooked fluff with fork and allow to cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line the bottom and sides of springform pan well.
• In a medium bowl add the eggs and sugar and beat.
• Add the cocoa, baking powder, vanilla and milk and beat well.
• Add the quinoa and mix on low.
• Add the melted butter and beat on medium until you have a smooth batter.
• Pour batter into lined pan.
• Bake in oven for 55 minutes.
• Remove and cool completely before removing from pan.
• Top with chocolate ganache to serve.

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Chocolate Ganache

A creamy fudge chocolate ganache

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Equipment

• 1 measuring cups and spoons
• 1 small saucepan
• 1 whisk

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• 4 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped

Instructions

 

• Put the cream into a saucepan and heat until hot.
• Put the chocolate into a heatproof bowl and pour the hot cream over.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Let cool for 2 minutes and then pour over the cake.

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