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Judge – Mrs S Davies
Cookery
- Courgette and Lime Cake made to recipe below
- New Sausage Rolls filling of your choice, uniform in size & colour, 5-6cm long, 5 on a plate, supply list of ingredients
- Shortbread 5 on a plate, supply list of ingredients
- Savoury Scones 5 on a plate
- Home Baked Loaf bread machine not permitted
- My Favourite Cake (ladies only) supply list of ingredients and method
- My Favourite Cake (gentlemen only) supply list of ingredients and method
- Here’s One I Made Earlier for any baking classes 59-65 that did not turn out as expected. Entry free on the morning.
Recipe for Class 59 Courgette and Lime Cake
Ingredients:
For the cake:
- 250g courgettes (approx 2 courgettes weighed before grating)
- 2 large eggs
- 125ml vegetable oil
- 150g caster sugar
- 225g self-raising flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
For the filling:
- 150g lemon curd
For the icing:
- 200g full fat cream cheese
- 100g icing sugar
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 25g unsalted pistachios chopped
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan assisted (180ºC non-fan). Grease and line two 8 inch round cake tins.
- Rinse the courgettes and then grate them using a coarse grater. Put eggs, oil and sugar into a bowl and mix until creamy.
- Add the flour, bicarbonate of soda and baking powder. Stir in the grated courgette.
- Divide the mixture into the two tins and bake for 25-30 minutes until golden and a cocktail stick comes out clean. Leave to cool for approx 30 minutes and then remove from the tins and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Turn one of the cakes upside-down on a plate and spread the lemon curd onto it.
- Beat the cream cheese and icing sugar together until completely combined and smooth.
- Once combined, add the lime juice. Pour the icing onto the cake and smooth to cover the cake.
- Scatter with the chopped pistachios.
Notes: Make sure you use a coarse grater as if it is too small the courgettes will become mushy. The cake will keep covered in the fridge for 3-4 days.
