Amazing Chocolate Quinoa Cake!

This delicious cake is made with quinoa and no flour! Enjoy!

Original recipe makes 12 servings

Ingredients

2 cups cold cooked quinoa
3/4 cup melted butter
4 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    40 mins

  • READY IN

    1 hr 25 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a rectangular cake pan.
  2. Blend quinoa, butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract together in a blender until smooth.
  3. Combine sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir quinoa mixture into sugar mixture until batter is well combined. Fold chocolate chips and pecans into batter; pour into the prepared pan.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool cake on a wire rack.

Nutrition

Calories: 332 kcal
Carbohydrates: 37 g
Cholesterol: 102 mg
Fat: 20.5 g
Fiber: 3.9 g
Protein: 5.8 g
Sodium: 375 mg