Chocolate Quinoa Cake
We’re in Toronto now – we took the 12 hour (actually 13 hour) ride from Penn Station in New York yesterday – through Yonkers, Poughkeepsie, Albany, Schenectady, Utica, Syracuse, Buffalo, Niagara Falls – it was beautiful and comfy (business class) and great, until the last few hours. We arrived in Toronto tired and cranky, having eaten far too many snacks and forgotten to bring movies for W to watch. He had a bath, and got something to eat, and I was too tired to sit down and pull together all that has happened for the past few days in New York. Just: wow.
But – I do have a post going up that tells all about this chocolate quinoa cake. It’s brilliant. It’s not made with quinoa flour, but actual cooked quinoa, whizzed into a batter with sugar and eggs and cocoa and flour, then baked into this rich, dark cake that has a texture better than any gluten-free cake I’ve tried (admittedly I’m not a gluten free expert, but I do know what good cake tastes like, and this is it). Just look at it! It tastes as good as it looks. I posted the recipe over at Family Kitchen.
(Soon, I’ll tell you all about meeting the girls from FK – we call each other FKers – in New York! At a hip little wine bar in Chelsea? How SJP is that? After getting myself lost on the subway, of course.)
November 09 2010 11:33 am | leftovers
Sue (London, ON) on 09 Nov 2010 at 12:54 pm #
Toronto? A stopover or are you there for awhile?
I just read a review about this cookbook and thought of you. I know you don’t need another cookbook but thought you’d be interested. This is the author’s webiste: http://web.me.com/kimboyce/Site/Welcome.html
Funny, the cover picture on her site is quinoa pancakes with beets. How funny to flip to your site and find quinoa cake! Enjoy TO!
Kristin on 09 Nov 2010 at 1:50 pm #
I’m excited about trying this! I haven’t warmed up to eating quinoa plain yet, so mixing it with chocolate sure can’t hurt!
Susan on 09 Nov 2010 at 3:54 pm #
Julie, Thanks so much for the cake recipe. My daughter has discovered that she needs a gluten free diet and this just is perfect. Can’t wait to make it for her when she visits !
Sarah Galvin (All Our Fingers in the Pie) on 09 Nov 2010 at 4:56 pm #
Looks great but for gluten free I think I would still go to the flourless chocolate cake! But this would make a great birthday layer cake.
Erica B. on 09 Nov 2010 at 9:20 pm #
Quinoa? In cake? Genius! Total protein powerhouse, even more so than eggs from what I’ve read.
Heidi M on 10 Nov 2010 at 8:42 am #
You almost had me…can you find a substitute for the butter and make this lactose free also?
Quinoa Diet Tips on 10 Nov 2010 at 9:58 am #
OMG this recipe definitely rocks. I tried quinoa in so many things: salads, soups, cookies but quinoa chocolate cake is the best.
I love quinoa and I adore chocolate cake so this recipe is for me.
Thank you for sharing it!
Quinoa Diet Tips on 10 Nov 2010 at 9:58 am #
OMG this recipe definitely rocks. I tried quinoa in so many things: salads, soups, cookies but quinoa chocolate cake is the best.
I love quinoa and I adore chocolate cake so this recipe is for me.
Vincci on 10 Nov 2010 at 2:49 pm #
Wow. That sounds absolutely amazing. I was about to make Gwendolyn’s cute little glazed lemon cakes for my birthday, but I might just do this instead. Or both… probably both.
Carolyn on 10 Nov 2010 at 7:26 pm #
Awesome! I heard this on the Eyeopener and I used this recipe to make cupcakes for my daughter’s birthday this past weekend. One of the guests has a wheat allergy so the timing was perfect. The recipe made 12 cupcakes and one small heart shaped cake.
Thanks!
Ryan on 10 Nov 2010 at 7:33 pm #
Welcome to Toronto! I hope you guys have a great time!
molly on 10 Nov 2010 at 9:29 pm #
Seriously? Quinoa whizzed in? Wow.
FKers! Actually made me snort with that one. Hoo boy.
Stay-At-Home-Chef on 11 Nov 2010 at 3:52 pm #
Isn’t this recipe wonderful?! It’s my favourite cake and while I enjoy eating it just plain, for my daughter’s b-day we made a layer cake with ganache in the middle and a buttercream icing on top. Heaven…pure heaven!
Robyn in Mountain (Ontario that is) on 12 Nov 2010 at 7:05 am #
Quinoa, yumm! Could we have the frosting recipe too, please?
Chef Rachel Albert on 26 Jan 2011 at 10:41 am #
I’ve seen lovely pictures like yours all over the internet but not one is posting the frosting or glaze recipes they’re using. Can you send me yours? I want to make this in a cooking class, two classes actually, about 10 days away!
Thanks in advance!
Chef Rachel
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