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LEMON & PISTACHIO COURGETTE CAKE

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
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Difficulty: Beginner
Servings: 8
Best Season: Suitable throughout the year
Description
I never used to bake because it required the discipline of following a recipe and I’m not that kind of gal.
But I’ve realised that as long as there are equal quantities of butter, sugar and flour, I can play around a little. Use half flour & half ground almonds. Add fruit, carrots or courgettes. Lemon, orange zest and juice to boost flavour.
 
I’m mixing it up and having fun. This one was so good my guests asked if they could take some home - the ultimate compliment♥️
This cake will keep in the fridge for a few days. You can also freeze it and take it out in smaller portions to enjoy, but I doubt it will hang around that long! 
Ingredients
    Dry Ingredients
  • 125 g plain flour
  • 100 g ground almonds
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powdwe
  • 1/2 tsp salt
    • Wet ingredients
  • 100 ml olive oil
  • 125 g soft light cane sugar
  • 75 ml kefir or 60 gms of yoghurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean extract
  • 1 lemon, juice and zest
  • 2 large or 3 medium eggs
    • Other ingredients
  • 150 g grated courgette
  • 125 g chopped pistachios
  • icing sugar to dust
  • handful of toasted pistachios to decorate
  • a few slices of lemon or candied lemon to decorate
METHOD
  1. 1
    Heat the oven to 180c. Line a 6 inch tin with paper.
    Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl.
    In a separate bowl, beat the eggs oil and sugar, till smooth.
    Stir in the kefir/yoghurt, vanilla and lemon
     
  2. 2
    Fold in the dry ingredients. Finally fold in the courgette and pistachios (reserve a few pistachios to scatter on the top of the mix)
    Put the mix into the tin. Add the reserved pistachios on top. Bake for 50 mins until skewer is clean.
    Take out from the oven, let it cool. 
    Decorate and dust with icing sugar and a few more toasted pistachios and slices of lemon
    Enjoy !
  3. 3
Keywords: cake, courgette cake, lemon, pistachio cake
Read it online: https://sherrys-kitchen-table.co.uk/recipe/lemon-pistachio-courgette-cake/