Courgette Cake Recipe
This delicious Courgette Cake recipe is so easy to make, with lime and delicious mascarpone cream cheese frosting icing. The perfect summer bake!
Ingredients
- 175 g Caster sugar (See recipe tips)
- 175 ml Sunflower oil
- 3 Free range eggs
- 150 g Courgettes (See recipe tips)
- 100 g Pistachio nuts, shelled Optional
- 2 Limes Zest only
- 175 g Self raising flour
- 1 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
- 2 tsp Ground cinnamon
For the icing:
- 150 g Mascarpone cheese
- 150 g Icing sugar
- 1 Lime Juice only
To decorate:
- Pistachio slivers and more lime zest
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 180C.
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Mix the sugar, oil and eggs until well beaten.
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Stir in the grated courgettes (after you've squeezed out the liquid - see recipe tips).
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Stir in the nuts (if using), lime zest, self raising flour, bicarbonate of soda and cinnamon. Stir until totally combined.
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Pour into a lined and greased loaf tin and bake for 45 - 60 minutes until cooked through and a skewer comes out clean.
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Allow to cool and remove from the tin.
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Meanwhile make the icing by very gently combining the mascarpone with sieved icing sugar and lime juice. Pop into the fridge until the cake is totally cold.
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Smooth the icing over the top of the cake and sprinkle on the pistachios and more lime lime zest if you fancy.