Courgette and blueberry cake
Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
50 mins
Blueberries and courgette in a cake are a perfect match making this a huge hit.
3 eggs, lightly beaten
250ml vegetable oil
3 tsp vanilla extract
450g caster sugar
250g grated courgette
375g plain flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
325g fresh blueberries
Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas mark 4.
Lightly grease 2 large baking tins.
In a large bowl, beat together the eggs, oil, vanilla and sugar.
Stir in the courgette.
Beat in the flour, salt, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and the cinnamon.
Gently fold in the blueberries.
Transfer to the prepared tins.
Bake for 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the centre of a loaf comes out clean.
Cool 20 minutes in the tins then turn out onto wire racks to cool completely before serving.
Serves
12
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
50 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Flour, Fruit, Eggs, Vegetables, Sugar, Oil, Spice
Recipe Type
Cakes & Baking, Dessert
Level of Difficulty
Easy
