Amazing Chocolate Quinoa Cake!

Ingredients

• 2 cups cold cooked quinoa
• 3/4 cup melted butter
• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a rectangular cake pan.

Blend quinoa, butter, eggs, milk, and vanilla extract together in a blender until smooth.

Combine sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Stir quinoa mixture into sugar mixture until batter is well combined. Fold chocolate chips and pecans into batter; pour into the prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool cake on a wire rack.