Name: Vegan Courgette Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 250g plain flour; OR gluten free self raising flour; 1tsp baking powder; 1tsp bicarbonate of soda; 85g cocoa powder; 365g sugar; 125ml sunflower oil; 300ml almond milk; 250g courgettes, grated; 2tsp vanilla extract

Who knew you can have your 'greens' and have cake at the same time?! This moist cake is a great way to avoid dairy and eggs or to surprise friends and family with.

Preparation

Grease one 23cm (9 in) non-stick spring form cake tin. Line bottoms of tin with (non-bleached) parchment paper.

In a large bowl, sieve together plain flour, caster sugar, 85g cocoa, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
If using gluten free self-raising flour, leave out the bicarbonate of soda, but follow rest of recipe.

Add almond milk, vanilla extract and vegetable oil. Mix well. Add grated courgettes and mix until all is combined well. Divide the mixture evenly between the two cake tins.

Bake for 30-45 minutes in a 180C/Gas 4 oven until you can remove an inserted cake skewer cleanly. i had to bake it for closer to 50 minutes, so checking regularly is needed. But it's worth it, this vegan chocolate cake is super silky on the inside because of the courgette! Leave the cakes to cool for 5 minutes in their tins then carefully remove the sides of the springform cake tins.

Special Diets

When using the ingredients listed, this recipe is suitable for the following diets:
• Vegan
• Vegetarian
• Dairy free
• Egg free

Please Note: May still contain traces of gluten, egg and dairy or other allergens. Before consumption always check the label of each individual product/ingredient for allergens.