Easiest Way to Make Gluten Free Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Gluten-Free Moist Chocolate Cake

Hints of cinnamon and vanilla.

Recipe Summary Gluten-Free Moist Chocolate Cake

This deliciously moist and fudgy chocolate cake is made with a gluten-free twist that nobody ever suspects: quinoa! I've also made a vegan option of this by using egg substitute and replacing the milk with almond milk. The taste and texture was identical to my non-vegan original! Either version stores well in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 1 month. My favorite frosting for this cake is coconut cream cheese.

Ingredients | Gluten Free Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes

1 ⅓ cups water

⅔ cup quinoa

¾ cup butter, melted and cooled

⅓ cup milk

4 large eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups white sugar

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

Directions

Bring water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit until quinoa is tender and water is absorbed, about 10 minutes more. Fluff with a fork and cool to room temperature.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two 8-inch cake pans and line the bottoms of the pans with parchment paper.

Blend butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla extract in a blender until combined. Add 2 cups cooked quinoa and blend until smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender with a rubber spatula as necessary.

Whisk sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Add quinoa mixture into sugar mixture and whisk until batter is smooth. Pour batter into prepared cake pans.

Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool completely in the pans before removing to a plate.

Info | Gluten Free Vegan Carrot Cake Cupcakes

prep: 15 mins cook: 1 hr additional: 30 mins total: 1 hr 45 mins Servings: 10 Yield: 1 cake

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