Amazing Chocolate Quinoa Cake!

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


Recipes · Desserts · Cakes · Sheet Cake Recipes


Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 25 mins
Additional Time: 30 mins
Servings: 12
Yield: 12 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 2 cups cold cooked quinoa

  • ¾ cup melted butter

  • 4 eggs

  • ⅓ cup milk

  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

  • 1 ¼ cups white sugar

  • 1 cup cocoa powder

  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ½ cup chocolate chips

  • ½ cup chopped pecans (Optional)


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 Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
332 Calories
21g Fat
37g Carbs
6g Protein


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