Name: Chocolate and zucchini cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 cup brown sugar; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon instant coffee; 2 cup plain flour; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 2 cup zucchini, grated; 1 cup dark chocolate chips; mixed berries, icing sugar, cream, to serve

Chocolate and zucchini cake

Chocolate and zucchini are an unlikely team, but this combination really does work a treat. A clever way to get the kids to eat vegetables without them knowing they're eating vegetables!

Serves 10

Prep

20M

Cook

Total

1H 20M

Ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil

1 cup brown sugar

3 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon instant coffee

2 cup plain flour

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

2 cup zucchini, grated

1 cup dark chocolate chips

mixed berries, icing sugar, cream, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Lightly grease and line a 25cm round springform pan.

2.In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat oil, sugar and eggs together until pale. Beat in vanilla and coffee.

3.Sift combined flour, cocoa, soda and baking powder together into a large bowl. Stir in zucchini and choc chips. Lightly fold into oil mixture until combined.

4.Spoon into pan, smoothing surface. Bake for 50 minutes, until cooked when tested.

5.Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Top with berries, dust with icing sugar and accompany with cream.

Store in an airtight container.
Note

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