Courgette and Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients
- 120g butter softened
- 125 ml sunflower oil
- 100 g caster sugar
- 200 g soft brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 130 ml milk
- 350 g self raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbspn cocoa powder
- 450 g courgette grated
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
Accompaniment
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Description
With the never ending supply of courgettes coming off the allotment - this made a change from another courgette risotto/pasta dish!
Method
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Grease and line a baking tin approx 25 by 40 cm.
Preheat oven to 190 C.
Grate the courgettes into a colinder then squeeze out the excess water.
Cream together the butter, oil and both sugars.
Gradually add the eggs, and the milk - mix thoroughly.
Sift the dry ingredients and fold in gently.
Gently stir in the grated courgette and the vanilla.
Bake for 40 minutes - test with skewer in the usual way.
i've had courgette cake, but never chocolate courgette cake. good find! :)
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Scrummy, would never've thought to add corgette to a sweet dish, great recipe.
Thanks, Nikki xXx
Really well received by the friends I served this up to. I was a courgette short so grated an eating apple in as well. Worked fine.