Moist Chocolate Cake

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 16
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 214.2
  • Total Fat: 11.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 77.3 mg
  • Sodium: 241.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
  • Protein: 3.9 g

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Introduction

Kid Friendly, Gluten Free from Quinoa 365 cookbook Kid Friendly, Gluten Free from Quinoa 365 cookbook
Number of Servings: 16

Ingredients

    2/3 cup white or golden quinoa
    1 1/3 cups water
    1/3 cup milk
    4 large eggs
    1 stp pure vanilla extract
    3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
    1 1/2 white or cane sugar
    1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    1 1/2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp baking soda
    1/2 tsp salt

Directions

Makes 8-16 servings
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). Lightly grease 2, 8-inch cake pans. Line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper.
Combine the milk, eggs and vanilla in a blender or food processor. Add 2 cups of cooked quinoa and the butter and continue to blend until smooth.
Whisk together the suar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Add the contents of the blender andmix well. Divide the batter evenly between teh 2 pans and bake on the centre oven rack for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove the cake from the oven and cool completely in the pan before serving. Frost if desired. Store in a sealed container in the refridgerator for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.

Number of Servings: 16

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MELODYO1.