Ingredients
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125
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1
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1/2
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3
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2 1/2
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1
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1/2
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1/4
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2
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1
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1/2
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1/2
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350
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1/2
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Directions
Courgette Chocolate Cake, Another favourite of mine from Alison & Simons Holst’s Meals without Meat A moist delicious take on the traditional chocolate cake , I thought that I may have trouble getting the peskies (aged 6 and 8) to eat it when they spotted the green flecks of zucchini ( despite the fact that I grated them on my microplane to get them ultra fine!) but when I owned up to the fact that it was zucchini, they just shrugged and said that they couldn’t taste it phew!
A deliciously moist and tasty cake, and with added veggies I don’t feel quite so bad about eating that second slice!!
Made for AUS/NZ RECIPE SWAP#76 , So after using this recipe literally about twenty times I decided to register for a recipezaar account just so that I can review it I LOVE THIS RECIPE! It is so moist and flavourful I’m not really a fan of chocolate cake so I tend to make it without the cocoa, making it a Courgette AND Chocolate cake, and adding a tablespoon of icing sugar to compensate for the loss of 1/4 cup of dry ingredients It does make it slightly sweeter, but because I like 72% chocolate chopped up in this cake it more than counteracts the icing sugar I also use 2tsp mixed spice, and 2tsp vanilla because Iove them! And I top with a LOT of cream cheese icing because really, cake is just an excuse to eat icing!
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Steps
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1
Done
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Prepare 25cm Square Cake Tin by Lining With Strips of Baking Paper. |
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2
Done
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Beat the Butter and Sugars Until Light and Creamy. |
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3
Done
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Add the Eggs One at a Time, With a Spoonful of the Flour to Prevent the Mixture Curdling. |
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4
Done
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Add the Vanilla and Yoghurt and Mix Well. |
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5
Done
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Sift Dry Ingredients Together. Stir Into Mixture With the Grated Courgette. |
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6
Done
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Turn Into Prepared Cake Tin. Sprinkle Surface With Chocolate Pieces If Desired. |
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7
Done
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Bake at 170 Degrees Centigrade For 45 Minutes or Until the Centre Feels Firm and the Skewer Comes Out Clean. |
