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Chocolate Courgette Cake Recipe


  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x
  • Diet: Vegetarian

Description

This healthy Chocolate Courgette Cake is topped with a light vanilla icing and walnut halves. Perfect for tea time.


Ingredients

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Wet Ingredients

  • 120g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) sunflower oil
  • 100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar
  • 200g (1 cup) soft brown sugar
  • 3 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) milk
  • 5ml (1 tsp) vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients

  • 350g (1 3/4 cups) plain flour
  • 8g (2 tsp) baking powder
  • 30g (4 tbsp) cocoa powder
  • 450g (1lb) courgettes, peeled and finely grated
  • 100g (3 1/2oz) chocolate chips

Vanilla Icing

  • 150g (2/3 cup) unsalted butter, softened
  • 10ml (2 tsp) vanilla extract
  • 375g (3 cups) icing sugar
  • cocoa powder, for decoration
  • 12 walnut halves [optional]

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/ fan 375°F/gas mark 4.
  2. Put the butter, oil and both sugars in a bowl and beat them together until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and then the milk and vanilla. Set aside.
  3. Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together.
  4. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture. 
  5. Give the grated courgettes a squeeze to remove excess water. 
  6. Stir in the courgettes and vanilla.
  7. Tip the mixture into a 20 x 35xm (8 x 14in) baking tin lined with baking parchment. 
  8. Bake in the oven for 50-55 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the tin from the oven and let it cool for 5 minutes.
  9. Place the cooling rack on top of the tin and slowly turn it over. Cover with a clean tea towel, set aside and let the cake cool completely. 
  10. Vanilla Icing: Meanwhile, whisk the butter, vanilla and icing sugar in a large bowl until fully combined. The icing should double in size and be light and fluffy. 
  11. Slather the icing on top of the cake, sprinkle with cocoa powder and decorate with walnuts. 
  12. Slice and serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

  • Milk, as well as dark chocolate, chips will work in this recipe. 
  • Prep Time: 45 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Bake
  • Cuisine: British

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