

Have you heard of that Quinoa Chocolate Cake? The one made with pureed, cooked quinoa instead of flour. This is the recipe your family needs for chocolate cake. It’s a delicious, moist cake with a light texture and a rich chocolate taste.
This cake is naturally gluten free. It creatively uses cooked quinoa processed to a smooth consistency using a blender or food processor. There are no gluten free flours or special ingredients to buy so share this recipe (immediately).
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Gourmet doesn’t always mean icing your cake. Icing requires a bit of patience and some skill but there are so many other ways to decorate a cake. Use fresh fruit, edible flowers, candy sprinkles, whipped cream or caramel sauce. Serve a single layer or stack them filled with icing, jam, lemon curd, whipped cream or coconut-pecan filling for a German Chocolate Cake. Use your imagination.
If you have a heart-shaped cake pan this is the time of year to use it. If not you can easily create a Valentine’s Day look with round cake pans or square cake pans. You can make an unlimited variety of beautiful desserts with only these pans. They will last for a very long time so don’t be afraid to spend a few dollars for quality.
I made two Valentine presentations of this cake. The recipe makes two cake layers but today I decorated each layer separately just to demonstrate how easy it is to create a new look. For the heart-shaped cake I dusted it with icing sugar and surrounded it with a variety of cut-up fresh fruit.
I used a round pan for the other half of the cake batter. For something really easy I dusted the cake with icing sugar, put it on a pedestal tray and added colourful heart-shaped candy sprinkles. I served whipped cream and raspberry syrup on the side.
So be creative and don’t worry about making the same old cake every time. Just use your imagination and make it look new. Let me know in the comments below how you served your cake.
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I am vegan. This cake looks awesome! Can chia eggs be substituted for the eggs or another suggestion?
Hi Jody! I haven’t used egg replacers myself but these are the 3 most common ones I see.
1 egg = a rounded 1/2 Tbsp dry egg replacer powder + 2 Tbsp filtered water
1 egg = 1 Tbsp ground flax seed + 3 Tbsp filtered water
1 egg = 1 Tbsp chia seed + 3 Tbsp filtered water
I think there is more to learn as I often hear people say it didn’t work for them. I checked over at http://www.justastasty.com/ by Taleen, a gluten free, egg free baking blog. She doesn’t have a quinoa chocolate cake but she would be the person to ask if you want to know more before you give it a try. Happy baking!
Thank you Cinde!
Your most welcome Jody!
Hi again Jody. I checked with Taleen over at Just As Tasty and she pointed out that this quinoa cake is “egg heavy” with 4 eggs. That’s to provide structure and make up for the lack of flour so you might be better to try her chocolate cake (https://www.justastasty.com/flourless-chocolate-cake/). She also suggested replacing 1 egg with 1/4 cup of applesauce, mashed banana or Greek yogurt (obviously not vegan). I hope that gives you lots of ideas to create a chocolate cake that you love!
I appreciate you following up on my question. May try her flourless cake or yours substituting applesauce. Your recipe reminded me of an Italian chocolate cake (1 layer) recipe using cornmeal. It is delicious, but uses eggs, and I no longer eat eggs.
There’s always a quest to recreate something delicious from your past. Good luck with your adventure.
Is it possible to substitute the milk in the recipe with Almond milk?
Hi Deborah! Yes, make it with almond milk. I haven’t tried it myself but several people have told me they’ve made this cake with non-dairy milk alternatives and loved it. It’s moist, chocolaty and delicious!