Carrot Apple Quinoa Cake
A quinoa cake? If you have been looking for ways to get super healthy quinoa into your diet more often, have a look at this amazing cake.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, large, beaten with a fork
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2/3 cup oil
- 1 tablespoon ginger root, finely grated
- 1 1/2 cups quinoa, cooked
- 1 cup carrot, grated
- 1/2 cup apples, peeled & grated (cooking variety)
Icing (optional):
- 1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups icing sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
- In a large bowl, measure the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Stir to combine all the ingredients well. Make a well in center of the mixture.
- In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and ginger root. Add the quinoa, grated carrot and apple and stir. Add to this to the flour mixture. Stir until just moistened. Spread the batter evenly in 9 inch (22 cm) greased springform pan.
- Bake in preheated 325ºF (160ºC) oven for 55 minutes or until cooked through. Let cool for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto wire rack to cool completely.
To Make the Icing:
- In small bowl, beat the cream cheese, milk, butter and vanilla until smooth. Add the icing sugar. Beat until smooth. Add more milk if necessary.
- Spread evenly over top and side of the completely cooled cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 432kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 7gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 240mgPotassium: 237mgFiber: 2gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 1980IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
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