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Zucchini Spice Cake on a white plate with vanilla icing
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Zucchini Spice Cake

Zucchini Spice Cake that will delight with every bite! This oven baked easy Zucchini Cake has texture, taste and cinnamon spice.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 30 minutes
Cooling time20 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Keyword: zucchini spice cake
Servings: 8
Calories: 533kcal
Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

Zucchini Spice Cake

  • 2 cups whole meal self-raising flour Note 1
  • 1 cups olive oil
  • 1 cup brown sugar firmly packed
  • 2 zucchini Note 2
  • 3 eggs whisked
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Note 3
  • 1 cup walnuts roughly chopped

Easy Vanilla Glaze

  • 1 cup icing sugar sifted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 tablespoon almond milk

Instructions

Zucchini Spice Cake

  • Preheat oven to 180°C fan forced / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5
  • Sift flour, baking powder and cinnamon into mixing bowl
  • Add brown sugar and stir to combine
  • Pour in olive oil and vanilla essence, stir to combine
  • Add in whisked eggs
  • Use a food processor to shred zucchini and paper towel to remove moisture from zucchini. Measure 2 cups and add to cake batter, stir to combine
  • Add chopped walnuts and stir again
  • Transfer cake batter to lined cake tin and place in the oven
  • Cook on the middle shelf for 30 mins, use oven mits to remove and loosely cover with foil, then return cake to the oven for a further 60 mins
  • Test with a skewer and when it comes out clean with no wet batter, turn oven off and use oven mits to remove cake and place on cake stand to cool
  • Frost with Vanilla Glaze and top with finely diced walnuts

Notes

  • Note 1 Sift the flour, but add the 'whole meal bits' back into the mixing bowl from the shifter
  • Note 2 I use 2 zucchini and grate/shred them. But once shredded, you need to measure 2 cups of zucchini and only use that amount (to ensure the cake will cook thoroughly). 
  • Note 3 For no specific reason, I have always used imitation vanilla, which is cheaper than vanilla essence! If you want to save yourself a couple of dollars, you can do the same. 

Nutrition

Calories: 533kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 255mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 43g | Vitamin A: 191IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 89mg | Iron: 1mg