CAKE - Chocolate & Courgette Cake

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• 60 g butter, softened
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 tsp cider vinegar
• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup unpeeled courgettes, finely diced
• 100 g dark chocolate, grated or finely chopped

Details

Adapted from ourkitchen.fisherpaykel.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 160 C Bake
2. Grease a 20cm round loose bottomed cake tin
3. Cream the butter, oil and sugar until light and fluffy.
4. Add the egg, vanilla, milk and vinegar and beat together to combine.
5. In a large bowl sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon and stir to combine.
6. Add the creamed mixture and courgettes to the flour mixture and mix until just combined.
7. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin and bake for 50 – 60 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
8. Remove the cake from the oven and sprinkle with the chopped/grated chocolate.
9. Return to the oven for a further 2-3 minutes or until the chocolate has melted.