Zucchini bread

I'm still trying to use up all of my courgettes (zucchini) so i thought i would make a zucchini bread, so i got online to find a recipe. I wanted to make a savoury bread, but all i could find were very sweet cake type recipes, so i thought i would adapt one, and this is what i came up with:


I took 3 cups plain flour,1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp baking soda,1 tsp baking powder,3 large eggs,1/2 cup sugar,1 cup vegetable oil, 2 cups shredded zucchini (with the skins),3 onions, chopped (about 1/2 cup), and a cup of shredded carrot then mixed the mixture, until it was homogenous. Then i turned it out into two10 1/2 inch loaf pans, and sprinkled the top of the loaves with crushed cashew nuts, and crushed pistachio nuts to give it some crunch, I also sprinkled some chili flakes onto the top to give it some zip

Then it was into the oven at 185C for about 55-60 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes or so, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely. This is another of those baked goods that tastes yummy when it is cooled down, but if you can cut it when it is still warm, and then spread with your favorite 'butter'-its divine!!

The (Shhh! don't tell them the secret ingredient) Chocolate cake!

As a mother, I am always on the look out for new ways to get my children to eat veggies (and if i can sneak it into something that they will eat without them knowing- I'm there!).

Actually, my children are pretty good at eating their veggies, they just won't eat cooked ones-so if you take that and the fact that i have a glut of enormous marrows at the moment, I really needed to find a recipe that will use them up, and , at the same time, get my children to eat them :)

I know, i know , I'm crafty- but admit it- you are still reading- aren't you??

So, it goes something like this; Pre heat the oven to 350F or 180C, then take two cups of shredded zucchini/marrow/courgette, and (before anyone notices they are in the bowl) cover them up with 2.5 cups plain flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, 2.5 tsp baking powder, 1.5 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 3 tbsp butter,2 cups sugar,and 1/2 cup of orange juice. Mix it all together into quite a thick batter (i had to break out my electric mixer as i couldn't do it by hand!)

Put it into a prepared cake tin, i used a bundt tin 10 inches across, and then into the oven it goes for around 50 minutes (or until a knife come out clean). Take out of the oven, and let it rest and cool for around 15 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack until it cools completely.

I finished it off with an orange glaze-2 cups of icing sugar, 5 tablespoons of orange juice, it should look like runny icing. Then drizzle over the top of the cake- et voila!