I’ve been experimenting with all sorts of courgette cake recipes over the last few weeks, some more successful than others it has to be said, but this one is a real winner. I tried it out over the weekend and all who taste it, agree it is totally yummy…And if you are less than convinced about the idea of courgettes in a cake, you’ll be amazed by how good it tastes.
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Ingredients
50g raisins, optional
handful of chopped walnuts, optional
230g courgettes (2-3), weighed before grating
2 eggs
125ml vegetable oil
150g caster sugar
225g self-raising flour
½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
½ tsp baking powder
few drops of vanilla essence
Icing
200g cream cheese
100g icing sugar, sieved
Few drops of lemon juice
Method
If using raisins, put in a bowl and cover with warm water to plump up.
Beat together eggs, oil and sugar until creamy. Sieve in flour, bicarb and baking powder and beat until well combined.
Grate courgettes and drain off excess water.
Stir in grated courgettes, raisins and/or chopped nuts.
Pour into a greased and lined tin and bake for 30 mins until slightly browned. Ice when cooled.
A little tip from a good friend is to make this cake in Victoria sponge tins and put lime curd between the two cakes, and the icing on top.
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