Yes, you have read correctly, it is a sweet zucchetti cake! And this green gem not only looks great, it tastes great too!
Ingredients
For the dough
- 4 eggs
- 200 g sugar
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 120 g margarine
- pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 400 g flour
- 1 sachet baking powder
- 400 g grated zucchini (approx. 2 small zucchetti or 1 1/2 normal size)
- 1 tsp lemon zest grated
For the glaze
- 1 lemon for the juice
- 150 g powdered sugar
For the topping
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 170°C top- bottom heat and grease and oil an approx. 30 cm loaf pan.
- Wash the zucchini, cut lengthwise and remove the core with a spoon. Grate finely with a grater, as well as the lemon zest.
- Beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla sugar and margarine with a mixer until fine and fluffy.
- Add the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt and mix well.
- Now add the grated zucchini, lemon zest and olive oil and mix until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the cake pan and bake for about 60 minutes until golden brown.
- Once baked, allow to cool completely.
- For the glaze, add the lemon juice to the powdered sugar and stir. Pour over the cake and then garnish with chopped pistachios.
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