ZUCCHINI CAKE

Fairly easy recipe for a soft cake full of flavours. 

Ingredients:

3 medium sized zucchini (shredded)

3 eggs

1 cup sugar (coconut, raw cane or similar). You can add more if you prefer the cake to be sweeter.

1.5 cup all purpose flour

1 sachet (2 sable spoons) of baking powder

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

1/2 cup of organic milk

1/2 cup of olive oil

Mixture of dry fruits and nuts. I usually add a cup full of raisins, almonds and shredded coconut.

Directions: 

Beat the eggs with sugar, afterwards add the rest of the wet ingredients and mix well. Add all your dry ingredients and make a homogeneous batter. Add zucchini and dry fruits/nuts and pour it on a prepared baking tray.

Bake for about 30 minutes on 180 C and then cover the top with a baking paper and bake for another 5-8 minutes until the stick comes out dry.

Right after you take the cake from the oven, spread marmalade on top and add shredded chocolate or coconuts. The cake has a soft, almost creamy texture and it is a big hit with my kids since they were very little.

zucchini cake

And this is my son Sebastian, when he was about a year old. He still loves the cake!

Benefits of zucchini:

Zucchini is low in calories, full of anti-oxidants and vitamin C.