Quinoa Mace Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. 2
   Butter and flour a 13-by-9-inch baking dish.
3. 3
   Cook the quinoa in a pot of boiling salted water until it is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
4. 4
   Drain the quinoa in a sieve and let it cool to room warm.
5. 5
   Place the quinoa back in the pot and stir in the butter and milk over low heat, until the butter is melted.
6. 6
   Reserve.
7. 7
   In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the eggs and sugar on high speed until the mixture has almost tripled in volume 8 to 10 minutes.
8. 8
   In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, mace, baking powder and 3/4 teaspoon salt, then beat the flour mixture into the egg mixture until combined.
9. 9
   Stir in the quinoa mixture (batter with be quite wet).
10. 10
    Pour the batter into the buttered dish.
11. 11
    Stir together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon mace, then sprinkle the mace-sugar evenly over the batter.
12. 12
    Bake the cake until a tester comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
13. 13
    Let cook to room temperature, then cut into slices and serve with whipped cream.