Chocolate Courgette Cake Recipe
Submitted by Jennifer
I must admit, I have never tried this one.
Ingredients:
- 120g butter (softened)
- 125 ml sunflower oil
- 100g castor sugar
- 200g soft brown sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 130 ml milk
- 350g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbs cocoa
- 450 g courgettes, peeled and grated finely
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions:
Line a 20 x 35 cm baking tray with baking paper and set oven to 190deg C/350 deg F.
Mix the butter, oil and both sugars together until light and fluffy. Gradually add the eggs, one at a time and then the milk until mixed thoroughly.
Sift the dry ingredients together and fold into the mixture. Stir in grated and peeled courgettes, vanilla and spoon into tin. Bake for 35-45 mins.
Cut into squares whilst still warm.
Good recipe for getting children to eat more vegetables.
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Comments on Chocolate Courgette Cake Recipe »
Hilary @ 5:51 pm
You should try this one. We did with the glut of courgettes from our allotment. It is deliciously moist and chocolatey – just the way chocolate cake should be. I have been looking for just such a recipe as a lot of chocolate cakes are very dry.
Sarah @ 10:56 am
Worth trying just for the entertainment of getting your office guessing whats in it!
I substituted 150 grams of nutella for the oil and also used kitchen towel to reduce the moisture of the courgettes as my first effort was a bit soggy.
It also makes a fantastic dinner party pudding served hot with either custard or ice cream-very similar to sticky toffee pudding especially with a blob of nutella melted over it!
Dharmaflyer @ 11:36 pm
I have an abundance of courgettes this year and therefore am trying out lots of receipies at the moment. so far this has to be my favorite mainly because it is the first time my children have eaten courgettes without a grumble! Like Sarah I mopped up some of the excess fluid from the courgettes with a clean t-towel and used wholemeal plain flour as the wheat abosorbs the moisture. The end result was terrific with plenty left over to make a small loaf tin sized cake which has gone in the freezer for our forthcoming camping trip. Let's hope I can resist the temptation to eat it.