- 18 Oct, 12
- by Anna Brones
- in Gluten Free, Recipes
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Quinoa Apple Spice Cake
This Quinoa Apple Spice Cake isn’t just a cake. It’s an institution. Can you really make that claim about a baked good? Yes. Only because of the fact that when most people think of quinoa, they think of a poorly cooked grain that they want to love but just can’t seem to come around to. Two solutions to this problem:
1. Learn how to cook quinoa well (ie throw a little olive oil and sea salt in when you’re boiling it – easy!)
2. Use it in cake. Nothing says “I know a thing or two about cooking” than putting a complete protein grain into a dessert.
This is one of those simple “mix and pour” cakes, meaning that you would have to go out of your way to mess it up. If you like a denser cake, lean towards the shorter side of baking time.
And serve with coffee and a good food politics article of course.
Quinoa Spice Cake
Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked quinoa
1 cup buckwheat flour
1 large organic apple, peeled and diced
3 eggs
8 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 cup organic sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon real vanilla extract
shredded coconut
Preparation:
Cook quinoa and set aside. To cook quinoa, bring two cups of water to a boil. Add quinoa and a dash of salt and let simmer for 12-15 minutes, or until water has cooked off.
Mix dry ingredients.
Whisk coconut oil and eggs together and add to dry mixture.
Combine all ingredients, including quinoa, and stir in apple pieces.
Grease a 9-inch round pan with coconut oil, cover with a light layer of shredded coconut. Pour batter in and bake for 30-40 minutes at 350F or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
This recipe happens to taste great with a multitude of extras thrown in. Play around with a handful of chocolate chips and some candied ginger for a real treat.
Like this recipe? It’s in the Culinary Cyclist cookbook with plenty of other good stuff… you might want to snag a copy.
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Comments 6
Megan
This is so intriguing! I love it!
Anna Brones
Thanks Megan. Make it! It’s a personal favorite 🙂
Quinoa question
Hi Anna,
If I have a pile of cooked quinoa, how much would I use? And have you ever used red quinoa?
I can’t wait to try this recipe!
-Shanty
(Sally Slater’s daughter)
Anna Brones
Shanty-
Hello!
I believe that quinoa cooks to about four times its size, so 1 cup of uncooked equals about 4 cups cooked. I have not used red quinoa in this recipe but I am sure it would work just great! This is a recipe that I experiment a lot with myself, so feel free to play around and let me know how it goes 🙂
Anna
Amy
I just made this cake and it was perfect!! I wouldn’t change a thing. Thank you!! We loved it!!
Anna Brones
Glad to hear it! It’s one of my favorites 🙂