Quinoa Spice Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked quinoa
• 1 cup buckwheat flour
• 1 large organic apple, peeled and diced
• 3 organic eggs
• 1/2 cup organic butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup raw sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1/2 cup organic raisins (optional)
• 1 dash nutmeg or 1 dash allspice
• 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract (or switch out for orange extract)

Recipe

• 1 cook quinoa and set aside. to cook quinoa, bring two cups of water to a boil. add quinoa and a dash of salt and let simmer for 12-15 minutes, or until water has cooked off.
• 2 mix dry ingredients.
• 3 whisk butter and eggs together and add to dry mixture.
• 4 combine all ingredients, including quinoa, and stir in apple pieces.
• 5 pour into a greased 9-inch round pan. bake for 35-45 minutes at 350°f.
• 6 the best part about this recipe? it tastes great with a multitude of extras thrown inches play around with a handful of chocolate chips and some candied ginger for a real treat.
• 7 note: this recipe works great for vegans too – just switch out the butter for margarine and the eggs for an egg replacer.