An Unusual Cake Recipe With Chocolate and Zucchini (Courgette)

This is a delicious and unique recipe for a cake, that is well worth trying.

An Unusual Cake Recipe Using Chocolate and Zucchini (Courgette)

Ingredients:

0.5 Cup to 1 cup choccie chips
3 courgettes, approximately 6 inches in length, cut into thin shreds (roughly two C.)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 A half cup of white flour
3 fresh eggs
0.5 Cup butter
1 t. vanilla essence
Half C. white sugar
1 C. brown or demerara sugar
half a cup healthy oil
A half cup of buttermilk
4 tbsp cocoa
1 teaspoon salt
2 t. bicarbonate of soda

Instructions:

In advance, set your oven so it preheats to 160 C.

Grease a Nonstick 9″ x 13″ Sheet Cake Pan and place to the side.

In a large mixing bowl,combine sugars, oil and butter.
Break in the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla and mix thoroughly.

Using a sieve, sift the flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon and salt to make one.

Combine the two mixtures

Mix in the shredded courgettes and mix well.

Pour into the 9″ x 13″ tin and sprinkle chips over the top.

Put into the hot oven and cook for approx 45 mins.

Allow it to cool a little, Let it stand on a wire rack until cool enough to serve..

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