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Chocolate Courgette Cake Squares
A moist, tasty and not too sweet chocolate traybake with a crunchy top. A great way to use up courgettes and to sneak some extra veg into your diet. Most wouldn't suspect the courgettes were there.
Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
40
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Afternoon Tea, Dessert, Picnics
Cuisine:
British
Keyword:
cake, cocoa, courgettes, traybake, vegetable cake
Servings:
16
squares
Calories:
286
kcal
Author:
Choclette @ Tin and Thyme
Ingredients
450
g
courgettes (zucchini)
120
g
unsalted butter - softened
200
g
dark muscovado sugar
125
ml
sunflower oil
(rapeseed oil would be fine too)
3
large eggs
100
ml
milk
1
tsp
vanilla extract
350
g
flour
(half wholemeal, half plain)
2
tsp
baking powder
¼
tsp
bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
4
tbsp
cocoa powder
1
tbsp
demerara sugar
(I used cardamom sugar)
Metric
-
US Customary
Instructions
Trim the courgettes and grate into a bowl. No need to peel.
Cream the butter with the sugar until well incorporated and most of the sugar lumps have disappeared.
Beat in the oil.
Beat in the eggs and carry on beating until the mixture weirdly resembles mayonnaise - in consistency if not in colour.
Beat in the milk and vanilla extract.
Sieve in the flours, baking powder, bicarb and cocoa.
Stir carefully until all incorporated.
Drain off the majority of any courgette juice that's formed and stir the gratings into the cake mixture. You can keep the juice for soup.
Scrape into a 9" sq silicone cake mould or lined tin. Scatter the demerara sugar over the top.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180℃ (350℉, Gas 4) for 40 minutes until risen and firm.
Cool in the mould or tin then cut into 16 squares.
Notes
Please note:
calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They're approximate and will depend on exact ingredients used.
Nutrition
Calories:
286
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
31
g
|
Protein:
5
g
|
Fat:
16
g
|
Saturated Fat:
5
g
|
Cholesterol:
47
mg
|
Sodium:
42
mg
|
Potassium:
193
mg
|
Fiber:
4
g
|
Sugar:
14
g
|
Vitamin A:
298
IU
|
Vitamin C:
5
mg
|
Calcium:
57
mg
|
Iron:
2
mg