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February 05, 2013

Quinoa Chocolate Cake (Gluten free)

Blogging Marathon #25: Week 1/ Day 3
Theme: Baking with Whole Grains
Dish: Quinoa Chocolate Cake
Chocolate is one of our household favorite ingredient. So when I plan to bake something sweet, I usually look for recipes with cocoa or chocolate chips. For the "Baking with Whole Grains" theme, I hit a jackpot when I searched for Quinoa Chocolate cake. I was hoping to find a recipe which used cooked quinoa, but what I found was this amazing gluten free chocolate cake that used only cooked quinoa and no flour at all.

I was a little skeptical trying this recipe since I've never baked any gluten free cakes and I wasn't sure how the texture would turn out to be. There are quite a few bloggers who have tried this cake and shared their delicious cakes, so after reading their testimonials I decided to give the recipe a try. I'm so glad that I tried it because this cake has to be one of the moistest and decadent chocolate cake EVER, I think it was even better than a cake with flour.
Recipe adapted from here:
Ingredients:
Quinoa - 2 cups, cooked
Milk - 1/3 cup (more to blend cooked quinoa)
Eggs - 4, at room temperature
Butter - ¾cups, 1½ sticks
Pure Vanilla Extract - 1tsp
Sugar - 1½cups
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder - 1 cup
Baking Powder - 1½tsp
Baking Soda - ½tsp
Salt - ½tsp

Method:
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 12 cup bundt cake pan or 2 8" round cake pans.
  • Quinoa should be cooked a little soft so it is easy to blend into a smooth paste. Grind the cooked quinoa into a smooth paste using an immersion blender. Add milk as needed to get to a smooth consistency.
  • Combine milk, eggs and vanilla in a food processor. Pulse until well combined. Next add melted butter and quinoa paste and pulse until smooth and mixed through.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. 
  • Add the contents of the food processor to the dry ingredients and gently mix until just incorporated. Do not over mix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 50-60 minutes if using the bundt cake pan and 40-45 minutes if using the smaller cake pans.
  • Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing it onto the wire rack to cool completely.
I served the cake with a dollop of whipped cream and some berries. It's absolutely delicious!!!!!!!!!!

Lets check out what my fellow marathoners have cooked up today for BM# 25.
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17 comments:

  1. That looks so gorgeous! Love the color :)

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  2. Wow this is yummy. Will make this for sure.

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  3. Wow wow!!! quinoa in a cake!!! that is brilliant!!! bookmarking this one.... What can I substitute eggs for?
    Sowmya
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    1. Sowmya, eggs are needed in this recipe to give the cake structure. May be tofu puree can be used, but I've not tried it myself so I can't vouch if its going to work or not.

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  4. Love to grab a slice and have it rite now, droolworthy cake.

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  5. I guess the addition of eggs also does the trick. The cake looks decadent.

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  6. That's really amazing Pavani, very interesting..wish we could get quinoa here..anyways it's nice to see such an innovative cake being made..I love the presentation as well...

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  7. chocoholics will definitely love this!

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  8. looks so amazing - would never have thought it to be gluten free - this is DEFINITELY going on my list to try

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  9. Cake looks awesome. If you didn't mention about the recipe being gluten free, nobody will believe it. Looks fantastic...

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  10. Great Recipe....look fabulous and perfectly done

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  11. Can I make this with out the coco powder and what could I add instead many thanks

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    1. Sorry for the delayed response. I'm not sure if you could make this cake without cocoa powder, I have not tried anything else. Do you want to make a chocolate cake or want to change the flavor?

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  12. Can I make this with out the coco powder and what could I add instead many thanks

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  13. Can I make this with out the coco powder and what could I add instead many thanks

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  14. Can I make this with out the coco powder and what could I add instead many thanks

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