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:
- Cook the quinoa according to manufacture directions. Fluff with fork and allow to cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line the bottom and sides of a 8 inch springform pan with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl add the eggs and sugar and beat well.
- Add the cocoa, baking powder, vanilla and milk and beat well.
- Add the quinoa and beat on low speed.
- Add the melted butter and beat on medium until batter is smooth.
- Pour batter into lined spring form pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes.
- Remove and cool completely before removing from pan.
- 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
Equipment
Ingredients
- 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.
Chocolate Ganache
Equipment
- 1 whisk
Ingredients
- 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.