I first tried Lime and Courgette cake around a year ago at a nearby cafe. I enjoyed it so much I couldn’t wait to attempt it myself. I’ve made this bake countless times over the past twelve months and it’s always a hit – airy, moist and full of flavour, I have to stop myself from eating two-three slices on the trot!
I’ve always consulted this recipe when baking my cake. I will advise using full fat cream cheese for your filling, however, or else it’ll end up a bit watery (speaking from experience!) You can also add more or less lime juice depending on how sharp you like it.
I know courgette is an unusual ingredient to put in a dessert, but trust me, it works. Enjoy!
COURGETTE AND LIME CAKE
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 250 g Courgette (grated)
- 225 g Self-Raising Flour
- 150 g Caster Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
- 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
- 3 Eggs
- 125 ml Vegetable Oil
For the Icing
- 175 g Icing Sugar
- 400 g Full Fat Cream Cheese
- 2 tbsp Fresh Lime Juice
- 1 tbsp Lime Zest
- Handful of Pistachio Nuts (crushed)
Instructions
Make the Cake
- Pre-heat your oven to 180°C. Mix together your sugar, eggs and oil until you have a smooth batter
- Stir in your flour, baking powder and bicarb of soda. Finally, add your grated courgette and mix until combined
- Divide the mixture into two 21cm cake tins. Bake for 25-30 mins
- When cooked, remove your sponges from their tins and transfer to a wire rack to cool
Make your Icing
- Beat the cream cheese until it's smooth. Then sift in your icing sugar and add your lime juice and zest
- Use around half of your icing to sandwich the two cakes together (level off your bottom sponge with a knife if necessary). Then spread the remaining icing on top
- Decorate with the crushed pistachios
- Pop in the fridge for a few hours to give the icing chance to stiffen slightly. You can eat it straight from the oven, but I always think it tastes best when it's been left to chill for a little while!
Awesome! Thanks!
This seems like a fun recipe! I’ve always wanted to recreate recipes of cakes I’ve had in cafes but never tried it. I can imagine this tastes really good, especially with the lime!
Julia x
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I’ve never heard of this combination before, so I feel like I need to make these just to see how it tastes haha! Thanks for sharing xx
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