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{Recipe} Zucchini Cake

So yesterday I posted about our glut of zucchinis. To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of them, and we have a lot of zucchinis! I remembered making zucchini cakes back in year 8 Home Science (those were the days!), and thought I might give it a go. I got onto taste.com.au to get a basic recipe, and then, being me, changed it. It turned out beautifully spicy and moist, and I have had to limit myself, otherwise I would have eaten the whole thing.

Ingredients
1c plain flour
1/2 c sugar
1/2 t cinnamon
1/2 t mixed spice
1/2t baking powder
1/2 t bicarb soda
250g grated zucchini
200g sultanas
2 eggs
1t vanilla extract
1/2c oil (I used canola)

Method
1. Place flour, sugar, cinnamon, mixed spice, baking powder, and bicarb soda in a bowl (you could sift it if you wanted – I rarely do).

2. Add in sultanas, then stir to combine
3. Add zucchini, eggs, vanilla, and oil and stir until the batter is well combined.
4. Place in a baking pan (I used a 10 by 25cm loaf pan).

5. Bake at 180*c for 45 minute or until cooked through. (longer if your oven is not fan forced).

I iced it with a lemon glaze, but you could leave it off and serve warm with butter too.

I made a double quantity of the recipe, and sent one up to my in laws (who live about 300m away – across the dam) to try out. My father in law is not a big fan of new recipes, but he does enjoy a homemade cake, so we will see how he liked it.

I am going to make several of these and freeze for later in the year.

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  1. Jo says

    January 19, 2012 at 10:01 am

    No problem. Thanks for the link!

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  2. Lee says

    January 19, 2012 at 8:48 am

    Hi Jo, just to let you know I am linking to this post today as I made a gluten free version of this cake and it was delicious! Thanks for the recipe.

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  3. Anne @ Domesblissity says

    January 18, 2012 at 10:38 am

    Thanks Jo. I'm going to try your recipe. Thanks again for linking up. It's on again tomorrow if you have anything you'd like to add.

    Anne @ Domesblissity xx

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  4. Lee says

    January 12, 2012 at 10:39 am

    This cake looks delish! We have heaps of zucchini's here too from my Dad's garden so might have to give this one a go. I am gluten free but could alter the flours and I think it would be fine. Thanks!

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  5. Anne @ Domesblissity says

    January 12, 2012 at 7:05 am

    Hi Jo. How are you settling into country life? I love a good zucchini cake and this one looks lovely. If you get a moment, would you like to link this up to my second "Thriving on Thursdays" linky party. I'm up here in Brisbane and have a lot of readers from all over the world who would love this recipe.

    http://www.domesblissity.blogspot.com/2012/01/thriving-on-thursdays-linky-party-2.html

    Anne @ Domesblissity xx

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