Vanilla, Chocolate Chip & Zucchini Loaf

 

 

A cake so delicious, even the kids won’t notice the vegetable within.

INGREDIENTS:

1. 280g – All-purpose Flour
2. 250g – Granulated Sugar
3. 200ml – Vegetable Oil
4. 50ml – Milk
5. 3 Eggs
6. 2 tbsp – Vanilla Paste
7. 1 tsp – Vanilla Extract
8. 1 tbsp – Baking Powder
9. 1/2 tsp – Salt
10. 250g – Zucchini, grated
11. 175g – Dark Chocolate Chips
12. Grease-proof Paper

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Grease and line a loaf tin, or any cake tin you would prefer, with grease-proof paper.
2. Squeeze all the water out of the grated zucchini and set aside to dry out a bit.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl and set aside.
4. Cream the sugar and eggs together in a mixer until it increases in volume.
5. Add the vegetable oil, milk, vanilla paste, vanilla extract to the sugar mixture and combine well.
6. On a lower speed, add the flour mixture.
7. Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the grated zucchini and dark chocolate chips by hand.
8. Pour the cake batter into the prepared tin and put it into the oven for 35-40 minutes.
9. If you put a knife or toothpick into the middle of the cake at the 35-minute mark and it comes out clean, it is ready. If not put it back in the oven and wait until the knife or toothpick comes out clean.

Happy Baking! 🙂