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.
No problem. Thanks for the link!
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.
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
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!
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