chocolate courgette cake

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[NattyEm]

ooo me me me...hold on I'll go find it.....

Got it - This is YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had never heard of it before (courgette in cake yuck you think don't you?!), but had a glut of courgettes from my veg-box and wanted something interesting to do with them and found this.  Honestly, its the best chocolate cake ever!

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
3 cups grated zucchini
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 cup chopped walnuts
 
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt pan.
In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and milk to the butter mixture. Stir in dry ingredients and mix until well blended. Fold in zucchini, orange zest and nuts.
Pour into a greased and floured Bundt cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Allow to cool, then drizzle with glaze.
To make the glaze: In a small bowl mix together sugar, orange juice and vanilla. Invert cake onto serving dish, then pour glaze over.

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[Apple Dumpling]

Courgettes at this time of year?  Or are you getting ready in preparation for the glut?  ;D

[Viks]

Do  you think you can used stored marrows.
We have few few marrows and pumpkins left?

[NattyEm]

best way to find out is to try it and see what happens!

[Viks]

Tried using the stored pumpkin in some pumpkin marmalade.
Its lovely