Courgette Cake!

Recipes - anything involving eggs!!!

So, I thought I would add a page or two on recipes I like.  Being honest, most of these will probably be my Moms.  I think she should go on the Great British bake off.  She can produce cakes like this massive cupcake and chocolate box cake! 

Let me just clarify, I can not produce anything like this!!  However a nice Courgette cake................yes courgette, is my best effort.

Here is the recipe, good if you have a glut of courgettes and of course you get to use you delicious home reared eggs!!

It's sweet and moreish!

Courgette Cake by Gradma Homer!

Ingredients

1lb trimmed grated courgettes
8 fl oz rapeseed oil or sunflower oil
10oz caster sugar
1.1/2 tablespoons golden syrup
3 eggs
5 oz wholemeal flour (I use wholemeal bread flour)
5oz plain white flour
1 tsp bicarbonate soda
1.1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp grated nutmeg
1.1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
6oz roughly chopped walnuts  (not pecans they too light)

Method

Preheat Oven 350degF gas 4 160 C
Line 2lb loaf tin.  You can use the remainder of mixture to make large cupcakes.

Combine courgettes, oil, sugar & eggs

Sift flours, baking powder, soda, cinnamon, nutmeg together.

Then mix the dry ingredients with the wet courgette mix
Add the walnuts

Spoon mixture into tins/ cases

Bake until skewer comes out clean.  Should be for about 1hour to 1 and a quarter hours. 

If the top begins to brown too much just place some foil gently over to stop browning.
Leave the cake to cool in the tin for 15 mins then remove from tin and cool on wire rack.

Wrap in cling film and put in tin - improves after day 1 if it lasts that long!!

Alternative:  If you dont like nuts or need to replace them, try sultanas or raisins!

Enjoy