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Chocolate courgette cake
Ingredients
- 120g softened unsalted butter
- 125ml sunflower oil
- 100g caster sugar
- 200g soft brown sugar
- 3 eggs, lightly beaten
- 130ml milk
- 350g plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 450g courgettes, peeled and finely grated
- 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
Prep time:
10 min
PT10M
Cooking time:
45 min
PT45M
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Step 1
Preheat oven to 190°C/Gas 5. Grease a 20x35cm baking tin and line with baking parchment. -
Step 2
Put the butter, sunflower oil and both sugars in a bowl and beat them together until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and then the milk. -
Step 3
Sift the dry ingredients together and fold them into the butter mixture. Stir in the courgettes and vanilla, then spoon the mixture into the tin. -
Step 4
Bake for 35-45 minutes, until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cut into squares whilst still warm.