Chocolate Quinoa Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

I don’t know how many times we have been asked for this recipe.
So, here it is – our fabled quinoa cake.

This delicious and nutritious cake comes from one of the Thermomix’s recipes,

but I made few adjustments to make it healthier and dairy free. 

We use the termomix to make this cake, but you can easily  make it in a food processor.

Ingredients: 

For the cake: 

• 120g coconut oil
• 170g quinoa (red or mixed or white will be just fine too) 
• 520ml water
• 4 eggs
• 80g oat milk (or other non-dairy milk) 
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 150g coconut sugar 
• 30g cocoa powder
• 1.5tsp baking powder
• Pinch of salt 

For the frosting:

• 120g thick coconut milk (or coconut cream) 
• 60g peanut butter 
• 1tsp vanilla extract
• 120g coconut sugar 

Instructions:

To make the cake: 

1. Grease a 22cm cake tin with coconut oil 
2. Set the oven to 180 Degrees Celsius 
3. Put the quinoa in boiling water and boil for 15, until fluffy and soft
4. Strain the quinoa and set aside
5. Soften the coconut oil
6. In a food processor, add all the wet ingredients and mix together. Then add all the other ingredients except the quinoa and mix well
7. Add the strained quinoa and mix a bit more until combined and smooth
8. Pour the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake for about 40 – 45 minutes
9. The cake is ready when a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean
10. Set aside to cool and make the frosting

To make the frosting:

1. Add all the ingredients into a food processor and mix until smooth. 
2. Using a spatula or a spoon, spread the frosting on the top and sides of the cake and enjoy!