Mrs Frugal Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 It's Ollie's birthday next week and he's asked for a......................chocolate courgette cake with candles on ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I am going to make another one today, but I am going to try some orange yest in it too, hopefully this will get my YD to eat it, she ate one piece but said that it did taste of courgettes which she hates. No one else thought that it did, the rest of us loved it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I made a chocolate one and sandwiched it together with a mocha cream cheese filling. No-one noticed the courgettes and they really liked it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 Glad to hear it . I've made a chocolate orange version with chocolate filling and chocolate orange flavoured icing. Yum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 30, 2009 Share Posted July 30, 2009 I haven't got round to it yet story of my life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 1, 2009 Share Posted August 1, 2009 We made a chocolate orange version of this and cooked it as individual muffins in our newly acquired silicone muffin trays (£2.99 from Sainsbury's) and they made lovely squidgy muffins, even YD ate them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Redhotchick, made your courgette cake this afternoon, really yummy, devoured by all and "Ooops, word censored!"ody guessed the secret ingredient! Will be trying out the others soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 Made the simple beetroot cake today, turned out well although I thought I could taste the beetroot, but 2 out of 3 of the boys devoured it as did OH. Personally preferred the chocolate courgette cake (well it has got chocolate in it) and I didn't need to wear sandwich bags on my hands to make it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 The courgette cakes are a real favourite in this house now, we have done versions with and without chocolate chunks and the favourite are with finely grated orange zest added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 made the chocolate and courgette cake this morning just going to pick the beetroot to make the beetroot loaf this afternoon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iar fach goch Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 Kate, made your chocolate courgette cake today - oh my word, have had two slices (the first was just to test of course and wasn't really savoured). Three cakes in a week, oh dear, is it any wonder my clothes are beginning to feel tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 should the cougette cake be thin the one I made this morning is only about 1/2 inch thick it's not dry thou and taste great I've made the chocolate and beetroot one as well so they can be taste tested Sunday and monday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Ooh, I'm missing out! I lost all my courgette plants to a late frost However, I do have some squash plants romping away - my family love Jamie Oliver's recipe for butternut squash muffins. I make them as normal cupcake size and the boys ice them in all different colours. They are none the wiser as to the ingredients Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 just got back from the show the chocolate and courgette cake is a hit good job I only put half on show. the only snag was I forgot to print the recipes off last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 For some strange reason I've had to come and find this recipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted July 15, 2010 Share Posted July 15, 2010 snap I spent ages searching for it yesterday, and ED made some muffins, to Kate's version of Nigella's recipe. I have to go out soon to the courgette patch, i haven't been for 3 days, so I am a bit nervous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 ive got courgettes (betcha didnt know that - did ya ) im just popping out to get some vegetable oil (for some unknown reason, we dont have any - no idea why - im sure I bought some recently ) im going to make this in muffin trays - it should work shouldnt it im taking some into work tomorrow - they dont need to know whats in it cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couperwife Posted July 18, 2010 Share Posted July 18, 2010 erm - this makes a lot of mixture up to now, ive got 12 muffins(cooked), one 1lb loaf tin (cooking) and another 9 muffins (waiting on the side to go in the oven when the loaf tin is done) i hope i like it - or ive got a lot of cake to get rid of right: ive just tried it and its rather acceptable thank you very much oh, yes, and piperkit likes it too ive got one weird cat cathy x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 I made this version last year which was nice, it did kind of erupt on one side but it went down well none the less. Sara Blackmore's Beetroot Cake - Courtesy of Able&Cole 450g self raising flour 1 tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp mixed spice 275g light brown sugar 125g walnuts chopped 2 ripe bananas mashed 350g cooked beetroot 4 medium eggs 300ml sunflour or rapeseed oil Sift the flour and spices, mix in the sugar nuts, beetroot and bananas. Mix the eggs and oil together and then stir into the flour mix. Bake in an 8inch deep sided round cake tin for 1 hour at 180. You can ice it, well you can if it doesn't turn out like mine! 225g cream cheese with 85g icing sugar and 2tsp lemon juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 I'm bumping this, as every year I search for this recipe. The chocolate courgette cake is divine and a great way to use the glut! Sadly I can't eat it anymore as I'm diabetic, but my 2 year old nephew loves it.... So I'm baking one for him today! I'm also making courgette soup...experimenting with a new recipe with mint, as I've also got a glut of that too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Er what glut? We've had one - very nice too - glut I think not - anyone with a glut - I will email you my address Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 We picked 2kg of them today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 My courgettes are all in the garden at home this year and have been a bit slow to get going. I did however find a large ne hiding yesterday, I have used about a third of it in a veg curry side dish this evening and I will try to use the rest in muffins tomorrow. I tend to make chocolate courgette muffins to the adapted Nigella recipe early in the thread and the office love them, good way to use eggs, and courgettes. They are yummy and freeze well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clucker1 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1577642/courgette-potato-and-cheddar-soup Made the above courgette potato and cheese soup this morning and just eaten it. Yum! Added quite a bit of nutmeg and some healthy double cream, just a little. This soup takes a whole 1kg of courgette! So, with the muffins, soup and Delia's roasted vegetable lasagne I am making later, well just the roasted veg bit to go with the roasted chicken (NO! not one of the girls, they have lice at the moment so have their own protein supply til later this pm when I get my lice powder out! Anyway, by the end of today might be in courgette deficit.....unless that small one out on the plant has grown! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Sighs - wont be making that then. I picked another 2 today - and my address is.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
