Here’s an easy recipe from BBC Good Food for a delicious loaf cake, made using courgettes. The vegetable keeps the loaf nice and moist whilst the walnuts add a satisfying crunch.
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
- butter, for the tin
- 2 large eggs
- 125ml vegetable oil
- 85g soft brown sugar
- 350g courgettes, coarsely grated
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 300g plain flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 85g walnuts, roughly chopped
- 140g sultanas
Directions:
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.