Spinning a Yarn

Q. When is a zucchini not a zucchini?

February 12, 2008 · 7 Comments

a) When it is (almost) a marrow

b) When it is a chocolate cake

I’ve been wanting to try this recipe for a while. A friend has a garden at work, and when this beauty grew over the weekend I jumped at the chance to make one of these cakes. So moist and rich (all white flour, no chocolate chips, slightly more zucchini than called for.) Delicious.

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7 responses so far ↓

  • Pauline // February 12, 2008 at 5:47 pm

    Mmmmm, looks yummy. We’re managing to catch our zucchini before they morph but that cake is a good excuse for letting one grow.

  • Louise // February 12, 2008 at 7:58 pm

    Yummo! I think I need to plant some zucchini next year! There is an annabel langbein recipe I’ve been meaning to try that is a cake in which you include either grated zucchini or pumpkin - I guess it is similar to your one.

  • Simone // February 14, 2008 at 10:32 am

    Well now I know what the valentines activity will be…. to use to big zucchinis in my garden to make a naughty cake! Wooo hooo. Happy Valentines day by the way :)

  • Carolyn // February 14, 2008 at 11:34 am

    Yum, yum AND YUMMM!!!

    Love your laminex cabinet tops too!

  • Ellen // February 16, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    That has zucchini in it? Looks too rich and yummy to have a vegetable hiding in there.

  • michelle // February 21, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    an addition of a handful of lucsious red fleshed plums chopped up to the mixture and the cake served with stewed plums - our current excess - also adds to the results!! Also the mixture is not quite so dry.
    will definitely save this recipe.

  • caireen // February 23, 2008 at 1:43 am

    I was going to say Yum - but they beat me to it! This is one of my favourite combinations at the moment - the recipe I have suggests adding cherries, but I have added cranberries (and sometimes walnuts) and that makes a very tasty little muffin.

    Thanks so much for the beautful necklace - up on my blog today xx

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