Zucchini cake
Course
Sweets
Cuisine
Vegetarian
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
chopped pistachios
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.