Gluten Free Wimbi(Millet) Chocolate Cake

Eric Joe Munene
Eric Joe Munene @cook_21136797

It's inspired by the many requests I get for Gluten free cake

Gluten Free Wimbi(Millet) Chocolate Cake

It's inspired by the many requests I get for Gluten free cake

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Ingredients

45 -55 minutes
6-8 servings
  1. 125 gramsFinger millet flour (Wimbi)
  2. 20 gdark unsweetened cocoa powder
  3. 1/2 teaspoonbaking powder(2.5g)
  4. 1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
  5. 100 gramsbutter
  6. 3eggs
  7. 125 mlButtermilk (Maziwa Mala)
  8. 50 gdark Baking chocolate
  9. 5 mlVanilla or Butter scotch essence
  10. 5 gInstant coffee powder

Cooking Instructions

45 -55 minutes
  1. 1

    Preheat oven at 180 degrees Grease and dust an 8"x4" or 9"x5" loaf tin or line it with baking parchment.

  2. 2

    Cream butter and sugar with Vanilla or Butterscotch essence until.light and fluffy
    Add in 1 egg at a time and beat.
    Add half the Maziwa mala/Buttermilk and mix till incorporated

  3. 3

    Sift in the flour mixture i.e dry ingredients in 3 parts and gently mix using a spatula.
    Add the the rest of the maziwa mala alternatively till everything is mixed together

  4. 4

    Add in the melted /Grated chocolate and mix well
    Pour the batter into the prepared baking tin
    Bake in the middle oven rack for 35-40 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean and the cake begins to leave the edges..

  5. 5

    Transfer to a wire rack and let cool to almost room temperature before slicing or it will crumble and not yield evenly sized slices!

  6. 6

    Recipe Notes
    You can replace the butter with 100 Ml flavourless cooking oil in which case you mix all the dry ingredients separately from the wet ones and mix alternately till combined. This may result in a more moist cake.

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Comments (5)

Mello
Mello @Melochef
Definitely have to try this. What sweetener did you use? What quantity?

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