The idea for this snack cake has been swirling around my head for a while after seeing some beautiful millet muffins in Amy Chaplin’s cookbook, At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen (beautiful book by the way — highly recommend). Plus, we’ve been getting more into millet lately in place of rice and quinoa for something different (have you tried it?). It’s quite nutritious, versatile, and quick and easy to cook. We’ve been loving it in stir fries, alongside curries, and in nourish bowls.
Adding grains to cakes can be tricky as it can make them dense. But millet is light and fluffy in nature, so it’s perfectly suited for adding to cakes.
The things I love most about this cake: It’s naturally sweetened, quick and easy to make (1 bowl), topped with ripe summer stone fruit, and made without any refined starches. After all, it’s summer. Let’s keep things simple and delicious. Let us show you how it’s done.
Salt, nectarines, lemon, maple syrup, vanilla, flaxseed, baking powder, almond flour, millet, almond milk, and avocado oil
How to Make This Breakfast Cake
It all starts with making the flax eggs, which are as easy as whisking ground flaxseed with water and letting the mixture thicken for a few minutes.
If you’re new to flax eggs and doubting that this really works, think again! This fiber- and omega-3-packed egg substitute provides binding and moisture and works incredibly well in pancakes, quick breads, and brownies, too!
Whisking flax eggs in a mixing bowl
Once the flax eggs have thickened, we add the other wet ingredients including vegan “buttermilk” (almond milk + lemon) for a subtle tanginess, maple syrup for sweetness, avocado oil to lock in moisture, and vanilla extract and lemon zest for flavor.
For the dry ingredients, we kept it simple with almond flour for its crumb texture and protein boost and cooked millet for its fluffy texture, B vitamins, zinc, iron, phosphorous, and more. Add a little baking powder for leavening and salt for flavor, and we’ve got breakfast cake!
