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This blender chocolate quinoa cake is:
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Gluten-free
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High in Protein
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Relatively low in sugar (for a cake I mean)




Blender chocolate quinoa cake
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Description
A healthier chocolate cake made from quinoa and entirely flourless!
Ingredients
Cake
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
- 3/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 4 eggs (or vegan egg substitute)
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 1 shot espresso
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/4 cup xylitol (or more coconut sugar)
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Fresh fruit for topping (optional)
Coconut whipped cream
- 2 cans coconut milk, placed in the fridge overnight
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line 2 9-inch cake pans with parchment paper and grease the pan.
- Add the quinoa, coconut oil, eggs, almond milk, espresso and vanilla in a high-speed blender until smooth.
- Next add the coconut sugar, xylitol, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt to the blender and mix just until combined.
- Pour half the mixture into each pan.
- Bake for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- To make the coconut whipped cream, open the cans of coconut milk and scoop out the cream on top. (it should be separated from the liquid)
- Place in a chilled mixing bowl and beat on high until it forms stiff peaks
- Spread evenly onto the cake
- Top the cake with fresh fruit
Notes
No blender? You can make this cake in an electric mixer, or even a food processor.
I haven’t tried this recipe with flax-eggs, but I’m confident it will work well for a vegan substitution!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 583
- Sugar: 15g
- Fat: 41g
- Saturated Fat: 32g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 12g
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Is there a substitute for the coconut oil for someone who is allergic to nuts and coconut?
Hi Tamara, you can use any neutral tasting oil like canola oil or sunflower oil. If you don’t mind dairy you can also use butter!
YUM! Is the espresso necessary? What else could you sub? Thank you!!
Hi Jennifer, you can just leave it out!
Hey Jess, the cake looks amazing!! Just wanted to ask whether you can replace coconut sugar with anything else? maybe honey?
Hi Nastasia! You can replace the coconut sugar with regular sugar, stevia, xylitol. A sticky sweeter like honey or maple syrup will make the cake a little softer, but will still probably work ok!
Hi! Is it possible to use applesauce instead of oil? Thank you! The cake looks great btw!
Hi Georgina, I wouldn’t recommend replacing all the oil in the recipe with apple sauce as I cannot say if the cake will workout with the same texture!
We just made the cake for my birthday, somehow the coconut cream didn’t go as planned to and was really Cumberland, but it still tastes delicious. Could you give some tips for the future how to make the coconut cream fluffy.
Hi Camelia, i’m sorry to hear the coconut cream didn’t turn out well for you! There are a few things you can do: 1. try a different brand of coconut milk. Some brands are of higher quality than others. 2. Make sure to use the cream off the top of the coconut milk. Again, if the brand is lower quality it may be more watery and not mix up well. 3. If all else fails, some grocery shops sell pre-whipped coconut cream to make your life easier!
Can this be made a night ahead and then refrigerated? Would the coconut whip cream stay fluffy overnight?
Looks yummy!
Hi Shaina, I’ve kept leftovers in the fridge and the cake holds up very well! One thing you can do is keep the cake and coconut whip separate and then spread the whipped coconut on the cake the following day and top it with fruit!
Great! Thanks for the advice!
Jess! I love the idea of quinoa in the batter, It’s brilliant! Such a healthy interesting idea for a birthday cake! Take care, Dee xx
Thanks Dee! It’s a great little cake that uses no flour at all! Thanks for stopping by!
Do you think these will work as cupcakes?
Hi Pavithra, Yes I think they would work great as cupcakes! I would just make sure to spray your tin very well. I’m not sure if you put in the cupcake liners if the cakes will stick to the liners a bit, so I would just be careful with that. (Though you can also make them without cupcake liners and just spray the pan well and put them directly in)