Cho Cho Cake
Ingredients
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2 cup flour (quinoa flour)
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1 tsp baking soda
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1 1/2 tsp baking powder
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2 tsp ground cinnamon
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1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
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1/2 tsp salt
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1 1/2 cup olive oil
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6 tbsp raw unprocessed honey
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6 tsp flaxseed meal
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2 tsp lemon zest
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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2 cup christophene/chayote, peeled and grated
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Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease a loaf pan or line with parchment paper.
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Combine the dry ingredients and set aside including flaxseed meal
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In a medium sized bowl, mix the olive oil and honey then the vanilla extract, lemon zest, and grated christophene/chayote.
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Stir in the dry ingredients into the wet. Spread mixture into your loaf pan(s). Bake approximately 60-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
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Set aside to cool in the pans. After 20 minutes transfer the cake(s) to a wire rack to cool completely. Glaze top of cake with raw unprocessed honey and serve with your choice of fresh fruit.
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Enjoy!
