It's a good idea to minimize your intake of wheat and dairy sometimes but this can be really hard, especially if you love Chocolate cake! The good news is that you don't have to give up all the yummy foods you used to enjoy - here is a recipe for a delicious and healthy Chocolate Cake. The recipe was developed by the head chef, Moreka Jolar, at Hollyhock, a Canadian retreat that grows their own produce.
You can find other delicious recipes by Dr Lindsay Wareham and Dr Nicholas Anhorn at http://www.healthymoncton.com/category/recipes/
Serves: 8–10
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cup water
- 2/3 cup quinoa
- ¾ cup cane sugar* (I used coconut sugar)
- ½ cup butter, Melted (I used melted coconut oil)
- 1⁄3 cup milk or dairy alternative (I used vanilla almond milk)
- ¼ cup grapeseed oil (I’ve omitted this, and swapped it with light olive oil & it still tasted great)
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 1½ Tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
Directions
- Rinse quinoa & place quinoa and water in a small saucepan, cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat & simmer for 15 minutes. Remove lid and allow to cool.
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Process cane sugar, melted butter, milk, oil and eggs in a blender at high speed for 30 seconds.
- Add the cooked quinoa & continue to blend on high for at least 1 minute.
- Use a rubber spatula to transfer batter to a large bowl.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the remaining dry ingredients.
- Add to the wet batter and combine thoroughly with a wooden spoon until there are no clumps left.
- Scoop batter into a parchment-lined 8″ springform pan or 8″ round cake pan and bake for 40–45 min until a knife comes out of the center clean.
- Allow to cool completely before removing from pan and serving. (In fact, if you’ve got the patience, keep it in the fridge for at least 5 hours before serving. Or, you can serve it the next day for a super-fudgy cake!)
Moreka’s tip: Make this completely maple-sweetened by replacing sugar with maple syrup and omitting milk.
Lyndsay’s tip: make a delicious chocolate sauce with ½ cup dark chocolate chips, ¼ cup can coconut milk, 2 Tbsp maple syrup. Add all ingredients to saucepan and heat over low heat until melted. Allow to cool for 5 mins and drizzle over top of each piece before serving.
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