Courgette and Lemon Cake

Not an especially pretty cake, but a tasty one, and very easy to make and adapt.

Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 125ml vegetable oil
• 85g soft brown sugar
• 350g courgette, coarsely grated
• Grated rind of 1 lemon
• 300g plain flour
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ½ tsp baking powder

Method

1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Butter and line a 2lb loaf tin with baking parchment. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, oil and sugar, then add the courgettes and lemon rind.
2. In another bowl, combine the remaining ingredients with a pinch of salt.
3. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, then pour into the tin.
4. Bake for about an hr, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
5. Leave to cool, then serve with lemon curd topping or a thin lemon icing.