Recipe Tip: Courgette Cake - Falstaff

Instructions

1. Step 1

   Preheat the oven to 170C. Grease a square or rectangular cake tin with sunflower oil.

2. Step 2

   Put the flour, hazelnuts, salt, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon in a mixing bowl and mix thoroughly.

3. Step 3

   In a separate bowl, combine the eggs and sunflower oil and whisk briefly, then stir in the grated courgettes.

4. Step 4

   Add the egg and courgette mixture to the flour mixture and stir all the ingredients together using a wooden spoon or spatula.

5. Step 5

   Pour the batter into the prepared tin and spread it out evenly using a spatula.

6. Step 6

   Bake for 35–50 minutes, until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Leave the cake to cool.

7. Step 7

   For the topping, spread the jam in a thin layer over the top of the cake.

8. Step 8

   Melt the chocolate in a bain-marie (or in the microwave), then use a palette knife to spread it thinly and evenly over the top of the cake.

9. Step 9

   Sprinkle over the chopped pistachios and it's ready to serve.

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