Chocolate Quinoa Cake

4.77 from 17 votes

This delicious and unique chocolate cake recipe is made with gluten free quinoa and arrowroot powders, and is entirely date sweetened! The perfect sugar free chocolate cake so you can enjoy dessert more often.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: large slices

Calories: 213kcal

Author: Michelle Miller

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups quinoa cooked (about 1/2 cup raw quinoa)
9 ounces dates*
1/3 cup coconut oil
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup arrowroot powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350º F. Line an 8×8 pan or a 9 inch cake pan with baking paper, and use coconut oil to grease the sides of the pan. Set aside.
Pit dates, and then pour boiling hot water over the dates and allow to sit for 1-2 minutes to soften. Drain dates well.
Add the cooked quinoa and drained dates to a food processor bowl. Process for 1-2 minutes, until the dates are chopped finely but the quinoa retains some of it’s texture.
Add coconut oil, eggs, and vanilla, and process for another minute.
Add cacao powder, arrowroot powder, sea salt and baking soda into the food processor. Process until the dry ingredients are fully incorporated.
Add the thick batter into the cake pan, using a wet spatula or wet hands to form an even layer. Bake the cake for 18-20 minutes.
Allow the cake to cool for 10 minutes prior to removing it from the cake pan and allowing it to fully cool.
Frost the fully cooled cake with my Healthy Chocolate Frosting or other Chocolate Icing of choice.

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Notes

*I provide the amount of dates in weight because different varieties of dates have different densities. A cup of medjools equals about 2 1/2 cups of a smaller date variety.

How to Store Leftover Quinoa Cake

Once your cake has cooled, feel free to frost it! Use your favorite chocolate frosting recipe, or keep the whole thing low in sugar by using my Chocolate Sweet Potato Frosting. I’ve gotten rave reviews on this healthier frosting!

Store frosted cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days, or in the freezer up for 3 months. Allow frozen cake to defrost at room temperature for 1-2 hours prior to serving.

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