FROSTED COURGETTE & LEMON CAKE
This luscious cake is lemony and light, with an extra citrus kick from the lemon syrup drizzle
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Afternoon tea, Treat
Time 1h
Yield Cuts into 12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter 2 x 20cm sandwich tins and line the bases with baking parchment. Zest 2 lemons, then squeeze their juice into a separate bowl. Put 200g butter, the caster sugar, eggs, courgettes, poppy seeds, vanilla and lemon zest into a mixing bowl. Beat to a creamy batter. Stir in 1 tbsp lemon juice, the flours, baking powder and ¼ tsp salt. Spoon the mix into the tins, then bake for 25 mins or until risen, golden and springy in the middle.
- Make a drizzle by mixing another tbsp lemon juice with 25g icing sugar. Put the remaining icing sugar and butter into a bowl, add the soft cheese, remaining lemon juice (about 2 tbsp) and grate in the final lemon's zest. Beat to make a creamy, smooth frosting.
- When the cakes are ready, cool for 15 mins in their tins, then turn onto a cooling rack. Prick several times with a cocktail stick, spoon over the drizzle and cool completely. Can be frozen at this stage for up to 1 month. Put one cake onto a serving plate and spread with just under half the frosting. Spread over the lemon curd, if using. Top with the second cake, spread the remaining frosting over the top and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 375 calories, Fat 23 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 26 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.68 milligram of sodium
COURGETTE & LIME CAKE
Use up a glut of courgettes in this loaf cake. You won't taste them - mixing them into the batter creates a tender sponge that carries the lime flavour
Provided by Samuel Goldsmith
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/ gas 4. Oil a 900g loaf tin and line with baking parchment. Combine the sugar, oil and eggs in a large bowl and mix well. Fold in the flour, baking powder and ground pistachios. Squeeze out as much moisture as you can from the grated courgette using your hands (don't worry about squeezing out every drop), then add this to the bowl along with the lime zest and half the juice, and mix to combine.
- Bake for 40-50 mins until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Check the cake after 30 mins - if it's looking too brown, cover with foil for the remaining cooking time. Leave to cool in the tin for 20 mins, then transfer to a wire rack, poke a few holes in the top using a skewer and pour over the remaining lime juice. Leave to cool completely. Once cool, will keep frozen for up to a month. Defrost fully before decorating and serving.
- For the frosting, tip the soft cheese into a bowl, sift over the icing sugar, pour in the lime juice and mix to combine. Spread this over the top of the cooled cake, then sprinkle with the chopped pistachios and lime zest. Will keep chilled in an airtight container for up to three days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 433 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 6 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 26 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
PISTACHIO, COURGETTE & LEMON CAKE
Big on flavour but light on texture, this easy bake is just as good packed into a tin for a picnic or served with Greek yogurt for dessert
Provided by Sarah Cook
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat
Time 1h15m
Yield Cuts into 15 squares
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put 150g of the pistachios and the sugar in a food processor and whizz until the nuts are very finely ground.
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4, grease a 20 x 30cm cake tin and line the base with baking parchment. Tip the pistachio sugar into a big mixing bowl with the butter, flour, baking powder and bicarb, eggs, yogurt and the zest and juice from 2 of the lemons. Beat with an electric whisk until smooth and combined.
- Stir in the courgette until everything is well mixed, then scrape into the prepared tin. Bake for 35-40 mins until the cake is risen and golden, and a skewer poked into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool.
- When the cake has fully cooled, remove from the tin and peel off the baking parchment. Sift the icing sugar into a bowl, and gradually stir in enough lemon juice to get a runny-ish consistency. If you run out of juice, carry on mixing with water. Drizzle thickly over the cake, and repeat with lemon curd, if you like. Roughly chop the remaining pistachios and scatter over the icing, along with the remaining lemon zest. Leave to set for 10 mins, then cut into squares and serving with Greek yogurt. Will keep for 3 days in an airtight tin.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 377 calories, Fat 19 grams fat, SaturatedFat 9 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 45 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 31 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium
COURGETTE, LEMON & THYME CAKE
Inspired by the allotment, this fragrant, modern bake makes the most of a late-summer courgette crop
Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer
Categories Dessert
Time 2h35m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Start by making the decorations. For the crystallised thyme, put the sugar on a plate, brush the thyme with the egg white, then roll in the sugar. Shake off some of the excess, then leave the sprigs on a piece of baking parchment to dry out completely.
- For the candied lemon slices, tip the sugar into a saucepan with 200ml water. Heat gently to dissolve the sugar, then bring the syrup to the boil. Drop in the lemon slices and cook for 15 mins until softened. Carefully remove the slices from the syrup and place on a piece of baking parchment to dry. (Lift them gently as they will be quite delicate, and you want to keep them in rounds if possible.) Keep the remaining syrup for brushing over the cake.
- Heat oven to 180C/160 fan/gas 4. Grease and line the bases of two 20cm springform cake tins. Make the four sponges in two batches. To make the first batch, in a stand mixer or in a large bowl using an electric hand whisk, beat 175g butter with 175g sugar and the zest of 1 lemon until creamy. Gently beat three of the eggs together in a jug. Gradually add the egg to the mixture, scraping down the side and whisking well after each addition. In a separate bowl, mix together 200g self-raising flour, 1 tsp baking powder and a pinch of salt, and fold this into the cake mixture. Finally, stir in 300g courgette and 1 tbsp thyme leaves. Divide the mixture between the tins and bake for 25 mins or until a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- While the sponges are still warm, prick all over with a skewer and brush over a little of the reserved lemon syrup. Once cool enough to handle, remove from the tins and place on a wire rack. Make and cook the second batch of cakes using the remaining ingredients - you can use the same baking parchment, just re-grease the parchment and the sides of the tins.
- When the cakes are cool, make the icing. Whisk all the ingredients together with a pinch of salt until smooth and fluffy.
- Using a cake turntable, if you have one, sandwich the cakes together with a little of the icing. Using a palette knife, spread a thin layer of icing all around the cake and chill for 30 mins to set. (This layer is known as a 'crumb coat' because it traps any loose crumbs on the surface of the cake - so when you put a second layer of icing on, the cake will be nice and smooth.) If you are short of time, put it in the freezer for 5 mins.
- Once chilled, completely cover the cake in a second layer of icing to achieve a smooth finish. Stick the crystallised thyme and candied lemon slices over one side of the cake and top as if they are cascading.
- Return the cake to the fridge or freezer until the icing has completely set. For extra shimmer, use a thin paintbrush to brush a little of the gold paint across the lemon slices for a burnished, autumnal effect, and dot pieces of gold leaf as you go, if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 681 calories, Fat 32 grams fat, SaturatedFat 20 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 92 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 76 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 5 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
COURGETTE LOAF CAKE
Use up a garden glut in this sweet, spiced sponge loaf - the hidden veg keeps it moist and walnuts add crunch
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield Cuts into 8 slices
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a 2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and sugar, then add the courgettes and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients with a pinch of salt.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, then pour into the tin. Bake for 1 hr, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave to cool, then serve, or freeze for up to 1 month.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 457 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 50 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 23 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 8 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium
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