This mentality began when I was seven and my dad decided to switch to an all raw diet. One of his new beliefs was the idea that grains are bad for you (meant only for birds or something), especially grains containing gluten.
Ha! I don't know whether this is true, but I still try to cooperative with my dad's eccentricity none-the-less. So, when I saw a picture of beautiful picture of chocolate cake on Babble.com, imagine my surprise when I realized it was completely gluten-free!
My dad even joined me to try a slice. (His first slice of chocolate cake in more than 7 years!)
As a testament to the magic of this cake, I am fairly certain that my dad has been sneaking bites of it when no one's looking. Hmmm.
GF Quinoa Chocolate Cake (found here)
2/3 cup white or golden quinoa
1 1/3 cup water
1/3 cup milk
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa powder (high quality!)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Rinse the quinoa, and then combine in a saucepan with water over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, and boil for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, and leave the saucepan covered for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, sift together the sugar, cocoa power, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a blender or food processor, combine the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Pulse until combined. Add the quinoa and butter, and blend until smooth.* Pour the mixture over the dry ingredients, and stir until moistened. Divide the batter among 2 greased 9 inch cake pans, and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, or until toothpick comes out clean.
*note: If you don't blend until completely smooth, the final cake will retain some of the quinoa's texture. I loved the additional texture (that I got by neglecting to fully blend it), but I doubt most people would.
Chocolate Frosting (found here)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine the butter and cocoa, and alternate between adding the milk and powder sugar. Whisk in the vanilla.
2/3 cup white or golden quinoa
1 1/3 cup water
1/3 cup milk
4 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup butter, melted and cooled
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup cocoa powder (high quality!)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Rinse the quinoa, and then combine in a saucepan with water over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil, and boil for 10 minutes. Turn off heat, and leave the saucepan covered for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, sift together the sugar, cocoa power, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In a blender or food processor, combine the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Pulse until combined. Add the quinoa and butter, and blend until smooth.* Pour the mixture over the dry ingredients, and stir until moistened. Divide the batter among 2 greased 9 inch cake pans, and bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, or until toothpick comes out clean.
*note: If you don't blend until completely smooth, the final cake will retain some of the quinoa's texture. I loved the additional texture (that I got by neglecting to fully blend it), but I doubt most people would.
Chocolate Frosting (found here)
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
2/3 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Combine the butter and cocoa, and alternate between adding the milk and powder sugar. Whisk in the vanilla.
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