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Chocolate Quinoa Cake {vegan, gluten-free}
If you're looking for an indulgent chocolate cake that's vegan-friendly, gluten-free, and
entirely flourless, you've come to the right place! This chocolate quinoa cake
is totally delicious and easy to make in under an hour.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
gluten free, vegan, vegetarian
Keyword
Delicious Everyday, flourless chocolate cake, Quinoa Cake, vegan chocolate cake
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Total Time
1
hour
hour
15
minutes
minutes
Servings
12
servings
Calories
690
kcal
Author
Delicious Everyday
Ingredients
For chocolate cake:
4
cups
Ancient Harvest Organic Quinoa
cooked
⅔
cup
Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Almondmilk
½
cup
flax meal
½
cup
water
1
cup
applesauce
1 ½
cup
cocoa powder
2
cups
sugar
2
tsp
baking powder
1
tsp
baking soda
1
tsp
salt
Extra cocoa powder
optional for decorating
For vegan cream cheese icing:
16
oz
Miyoko’s Kitchen Organic Vegan Cream Cheese
softened
1
cup
coconut oil
room temperature
4
cups
confectioner’s sugar
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Make the Cake:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a food processor or blender, blend the cooked quinoa, almond milk, flax meal, water, and applesauce. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Pour in the quinoa mixture and stir until well combined.
Line two 7” round cake pans with parchment paper.
Pour half of the chocolate quinoa cake batter into each cake pan.
Bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Set the cakes on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
Make the Frosting:
In a stand mixer, whisk together the vegan cream cheese and coconut oil.
Slowly add in the confectioner’s sugar, one cup at a time, and continue whisking until a thick frosting is formed.
Assemble the Cake:
When cake layers are completely cooled, place one layer onto a serving dish.
Spread a thick layer of frosting across the top. Place the second layer of cake on top of the first.
Frost the outside of the cake, until completely covered.
If desired, sprinkle with cocoa powder for decoration.
Nutrition
Calories:
690
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
124
g
|
Protein:
14
g
|
Fat:
21
g
|
Saturated Fat:
7
g
|
Sodium:
473
mg
|
Potassium:
636
mg
|
Fiber:
12
g
|
Sugar:
76
g
|
Vitamin A:
14
IU
|
Vitamin C:
1
mg
|
Calcium:
135
mg
|
Iron:
5
mg