{"id":423,"date":"2011-10-15T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-15T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gsu.eventmedialabs.com\/?p=423"},"modified":"2014-09-14T17:23:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T16:23:09","slug":"courgette-pistachio-chocolate-cake-with-chocolate-fudge-topping-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greensideup.ie\/courgette-pistachio-chocolate-cake-with-chocolate-fudge-topping-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe: Chocolate Courgette Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Credit: photo credit: Wurz<\/a> via photopin<\/a> cc<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

The original recipe for this chocolate courgette cake came from the\u00a0BBC Good Food<\/a>\u00a0but feeling impatient and not having all the ingredients in the press, it’s been adapted (and worked).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Today’s cake baking was saved for school home time knowing how much the girls like to help. Today our youngest came running in the door to see what I was up to and immediately put on her apron full of delight at the prospect of helping mum … the delight was short-lived and the smile quickly turned into a frown…<\/p>\n

She spotted the courgette that was waiting to be fed to the grater in the food processor “ahh no – we’re not putting THAT in a chocolate cake!!” She loves cracking eggs and sieving flour however, so was persuaded to stay and give it a go. A few hours later when her big sister returned home she excitedly dragged her into the kitchen … “you have to try the chocolate cake – it has courgettes in and its DELICIOUS!”<\/p>\n

She’s right, so here it is…<\/p>\n

Chocolate Courgette Cake Recipe<\/h2>\n

Cake Ingredients (my version)<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

350g self-raising flour
\n50g cocoa powder
\n1 tsp mixed spice
\n175ml olive oil
\n375g caster sugar
\n3 free range eggs
\na few drops of vanilla extract
\n1 tsp salt
\n500g grated courgettes
\n140g roasted pistachio nuts, roughly chopped<\/p>\n

Ingredients For the Chocolate Fudge Icing<\/b><\/span><\/i><\/h2>\n

100g dark chocolate 70%
\n75ml evaporated milk
\n75g granulated sugar
\n40g butter
\nfew drops vanilla extract<\/p>\n

Cake Method<\/span><\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Heat the oven to 180\u00b0C. Grease and line a 24cm deep cake tin.<\/p>\n

1. Place the flour, cocoa powder, mixed spice and salt into a large bowl and combine.
\n2. In another bowl combine the sugar, eggs, olive oil, vanilla extract and grated courgette.
\n3. Mix the dry and wet mixture until almost combined then add the pistachio nuts.
\n4. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for approx 50 min’s (use a skewer to ensure its cooked)
\n5. Cool in the cake tin for 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack and cooling.<\/p>\n

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Chocolate Fudge Icing Method<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Put the sugar and evaporated milk into a heavy based saucepan and heat until the sugar has dissolved. Bring to the boil then simmer without stirring for 6 min’s.<\/p>\n

Remove from the heat, add the broken up chocolate pieces and once fully incorporated, stir in the butter and vanilla extract, stirring until smooth. Pour into a bowl, cover with clingfilm and once cool place in the fridge to thicken.<\/p>\n

Spread the chocolate fudge over the cake and enjoy!<\/p>\n

Have you tried eating vegetables in your cakes? If so, what’s your favourite?<\/em><\/p>\n

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