Quinoa is a great way to reinvent your classic cake recipe. It gives the cake a super-moist texture and compliments savory tastes like the below apple-bourbon flavors. This recipe is a healthier alternative to other apple cakes but still packs the same great taste.
Apple Bourbon Quinoa Cake Recipe
INGREDIENTS
½ cup butter
½ cup Liokareas Rosemary-Infused Olive Oil
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
½ cup quinoa
¼ cup bourbon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
¼ cup half and half
2 cups flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp baking soda
2 tsp cardamon
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
2 or 3 Golden Delicious apples, cored and sliced
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place quinoa and bourbon in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for 1 minute. Set aside.
- Grease a 9×12 baking pan.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Cream butter, oil and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and mix well.
- Add quinoa and bourbon mixture while still warm, along with extracts and half and half. Mix.
- Add dry ingredients and mix only until combined.
- Place batter in baking pan and arrange apple slices on top. Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until a wooden skewer comes out clean.
- Before serving while still warm, feel free to brush on a little bourbon on top and sprinkle a little sugar. Serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
Recipe and Styling by Keith Recker / Photography by Dave Bryce