Lemon Courgette Cake

Ingredients

Serves: 12

200g (7 oz) grated courgette
150g (5 oz) caster sugar
1 egg
125ml (4 fl oz) vegetable oil
200g (7 oz) plain flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons lemon zest

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Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 45 mins

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Delicious! I was a bit unsure what a courgette cake would taste like, but I was very pleasantly surprised. I took the advice of other reviewers and added sultanas and some extra lemon zest and juice. It was really tasty. In fact I've had to put it in the freezer to prevent us from eating it all in one go. I'll get it out next weekend and smother it in a lemon cream cheese frosting with lemon zest on top and use it for my birthday cake. Can't wait! Thanks for sharing.

Posted: 22 Apr 2012

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Lovely moist cake, and no one suspects there are courgettes in it. Great for using up my glut of courgettes from the freezer.

Posted: 07 Dec 2011

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I tried this last week and it came out moist and very tasty. My friends all tried a small piece but clammered for more. It was finished very quickly and am now about to make my next.

Posted: 02 Oct 2011

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After reading the reviews for this cake I had high hopes for my courgettes. The cake is very moist and tender, but lacked any sort of flavour. Bland in the nicest possible way, it acted largely as a vechicle for a cream cheese lemon icing. Don't think I'll go out of my way to make it again.

Posted: 18 Sep 2011

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fantastic.........made them into muffins and added lemon icing on the top.

Posted: 10 Sep 2011

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This cake is so easy and a success every time. Also made with beetroot and no spice, changing 2oz of flour for cocoa powder, excellent. Tried with parsnip and ginger but was too parsnipy, my friend suggested 1/2 parsnip, 1/2 apple, trying that next.

Posted: 03 Sep 2011

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This is a wonderful recipe and the resulting cake completely silenced my critics ('Courgette cake??!! Ewwwwww!! I'm not eating that'). I will be making this regularly. It's hard to get greens into my two year old and this is a great way for him to have a treat and get some veggies into him. It does seem to take a lot longer than the stated time and I do turn the heat up to 170 for the last 15 mins or so.

Posted: 29 Aug 2011

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My children 8 and 2 year old really enjoy making this cake and it came out so delicious even my little one had seconds and he is not too keen on desserts, frosting or too sweet flavours, really worth it! Muy satisfechos

Posted: 25 Aug 2011

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Loved this cake, so moist and tasty.

Posted: 17 Aug 2011

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This was devoured enthusiastically by my colleagues who all requested the recipe. Delicious, moist, and if you dont tell the kids what is in it - another way of getting 5 a day!

Posted: 17 Aug 2011

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