Moist Chocolate Cake

Name: Moist Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: ⅔ cup (160 mL) white or golden quinoa; ⅔ cup (160 mL) white or golden quinoa; 1⅓ cups (330 mL) water; ⅓ cup (80 mL) milk; 4 large eggs; 1 tsp (5 mL) pure vanilla extract; ¾ cup (185 mL) butter, melted and cooled; 1½ cups (375 mL) white or cane sugar; 1½ cups (375 mL) white or cane sugar; 1 cup (250 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder; 1½ tsp (7.5 mL) baking powder; ½ tsp (2 mL) baking soda; ½ tsp (2 mL) salt

Preparation info

Serves
8-16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Quinoa 365

By Patricia Green and Carolyn Hemming

Published 2011

About

No one will believe this chocolate cake is made with cooked quinoa—no flour required!

Ingredients

⅔ cup (160 mL) white or golden quinoa
1⅓ cups (

Cake
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Bring the quinoa and water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Cover, reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and leave the covered saucepan on the burner for another 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork and allow the quinoa to cool.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)