Courgette and Grapefruit Cake

Rachel

A moist, light and fluffy cake topped with a grapefruit icing.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings

Calories 543 kcal

Ingredients

250 g Margarine
200 g Caster Sugar
3 Eggs
250 g Self-Raising Flour
1 tsp Bicarbonate of Soda
200 g Courgettes

ICING

140 g Icing Sugar
1 Pink Grapefruit (zest and 2-3 tbsp juice with a bit of pulp)

Instructions

Heat oven at 160°C Fan oven. Grease and line a springform tin.
Beat the margarine, sugar, eggs, flour, bicarb and zest together and fold in he grated courgettes.
Add the mixture to the tin and bake for 40 to 45 minutes until golden and cooked through. Leave to cool.
Mix enough grapefruit juice with pulp into the icing to make it a thick, but drizzly icing. Pour on top of cake and spread evenly and let it drip naturally over the sides.

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Nutrition

Calories: 543kcalCarbohydrates: 69gProtein: 7gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 458mgPotassium: 175mgFiber: 1gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 1611IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg

Keyword courgette cake, courgette recipes

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